WO2023134948A1 - Appareil réfrigérant - Google Patents

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WO2023134948A1
WO2023134948A1 PCT/EP2022/085842 EP2022085842W WO2023134948A1 WO 2023134948 A1 WO2023134948 A1 WO 2023134948A1 EP 2022085842 W EP2022085842 W EP 2022085842W WO 2023134948 A1 WO2023134948 A1 WO 2023134948A1
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door
display unit
handle groove
groove
panel
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Shanshan HUANG
Zhaole XIA
Rong Zeng
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BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered

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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigeration appliance, and in particular, to a household refrigeration appliance.
  • CN107763945 discloses a refrigeration appliance.
  • a handle of a door of the refrigeration appliance includes a handle groove and a grip portion.
  • a user interface module is located outside the handle groove and is arranged close to the handle.
  • the device for refrigeration includes a main body, a first door and a second door connected to main body, and a user interface unit.
  • the first door includes a front surface and an inner side surface portion facing toward a side surface of the second door.
  • the first door includes an inclined side surface portion located between the front surface of the first door and the inner side surface portion.
  • the user interface unit is arranged on the inclined side surface portion.
  • the first door further includes a handle groove located between the front surface and the inner side surface portion. The handle groove and the inclined side surface portion on which the user interface unit is arranged are vertically arranged in a height direction of the first door.
  • CN110462318A, CN211424841U, and CN205606979U also disclose the technical solution of arranging a display control module on a side surface of a door.
  • An objective of embodiments of the present invention is to provide an improved refrigeration appliance.
  • An aspect of the embodiments of the present invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, including: a door, where the door includes a handle groove, a grip portion located in front of the handle groove, and a first wall located behind the handle groove and defining a rear boundary of the handle groove; and a display unit, where the display unit is located on a same side of the door as the handle groove, and includes a display portion and/or an operating portion located between the grip portion and first wall in a front-rear direction of the door.
  • An aspect of the embodiments of the present invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, including: a door, where the door includes a handle groove, a grip portion located in front of the handle groove, and a first wall located behind the handle groove and defining a rear boundary of the handle groove; and a display unit, where the display unit is located on a same side of the door as the handle groove and includes a display portion and/or an operating portion, and the display portion and/or the operating portion are or is parallel to an entrance of the handle groove.
  • the display unit when the door is closed, the display unit can be hidden like the handle groove, and when a user opens the door, the display unit can be easily accessed by the user.
  • the display unit is close to one end of the handle groove; and/or the display unit extends along a direction the same as that of the handle groove; and/or the display unit is located between a bottom portion of the handle groove and the entrance of the handle groove along a depth direction of the handle groove; and/or the display unit and the handle groove have the same or similar widths along the thickness direction of the door; and/or the display unit or a mounting portion used for mounting the display unit defines at least one part of a boundary of the one end of the handle groove.
  • the first wall is higher than the grip portion along a depth direction of the handle groove and includes an exposed part located between the entrance of the handle groove and a tail end of the first wall along the depth direction of the handle groove, where the exposed part continuously extends behind the handle groove and the display unit.
  • the display unit includes a panel including the display portion and/or the operating portion, where the panel intersects the grip portion; and/or the panel intersects the first wall; and/or the panel is flush with a tail end of grip portion, or the panel is lower than the tail end of the grip portion by less than or equal to 1 cm; and/or the panel is parallel to the entrance of the handle groove.
  • the panel includes a main panel portion, and the display portion and/or the operating portion are or is located on the main panel portion, where the main panel portion horizontally or vertically extends.
  • the panel includes a main panel portion including an operating portion and/or display portion and a side cover bending from the main panel portion, and the side cover defines at least one part of a boundary of one end of the handle groove.
  • the side cover smoothly transitions from the main panel portion; and/or a tail end of the side cover is abutted against a bottom wall defining a mounting portion used for mounting the display unit; and/or an angle between the side cover and the main panel portion is greater than 90°.
  • the door includes a mounting portion used for mounting the display unit, and the mounting portion includes a mounting cavity configured to accommodate at least some electric components of the display unit, where the mounting cavity and the handle groove are arranged along a length direction of the handle groove and are spaced apart; and/or the mounting portion includes a side enclosing wall that defines a boundary of one end of the mounting cavity and that is close to the handle groove, and a fixing structure located between the side enclosing wall and the handle groove and configured to fix the display unit; and/or a bottom wall of the mounting portion protrudes from a bottom wall of the handle groove, to form a step between the bottom wall of the mounting portion and the bottom wall of the handle groove.
  • the side cover is located between the side enclosing wall and the handle groove, and includes a fixing portion connected to the fixing structure.
  • the side cover defines a boundary of one end of the handle groove close to the display unit.
  • the door includes a door cover integrally form the first wall and a bar-shaped member connected to the door cover, the bar-shaped member is configured to form the grip portion, and the bar-shaped member extends to directly in front of the display unit.
  • the display unit includes the panel connected to the bar-shaped member, and the panel covers at least one part of the bar-shaped member along a depth direction of the handle groove.
  • the bar-shaped member includes a front bar extending along a front surface of the door and a leg portion bending from the front bar and extending to a side surface of the door, where the panel of the display unit is connected to the leg portion, and/or the panel of the display unit covers at least one part of the leg portion.
  • a lighting apparatus is included, where the grip portion includes a light emergence portion allowing light of the lighting apparatus to be emitted from the grip portion out of the door; and/or the lighting apparatus includes a lighting bar continuously extending from the grip portion to directly in front of the display unit; and/or the light emergence portion continuously extends from the grip portion to directly in front of the display unit; the lighting apparatus and the display unit share at least one mounting cavity; and/or an electric wire configured to supply power to the lighting apparatus is at least partially located inside the mounting cavity used for mounting the display unit; and/or a light-emitting module of the lighting apparatus is at least partially located inside the mounting cavity used for mounting the display unit; and/or the display unit includes the panel and an electric component located on an inner side of the panel, where the panel covers the electric component and at least one of the light-emitting module of the lighting apparatus or the electric wire configured to supply power to the lightemitting module.
  • a refrigeration appliance including: a box body; a door, located in front of the box body, where the door includes a side frame arranged on a first side of the door; and the side frame includes: a groove recessed toward a second side of the door to form a handle groove, where the groove extends along a length direction of the side frame; a through hole running through the side frame; and an accommodating casing, configured to receive a display unit, where the accommodating casing is connected to the side frame along the through hole, and the accommodating casing is at least partially located inside the groove.
  • different sections of the groove of the same side frame can be used to form different functions.
  • the display unit may be at least partially located inside the groove.
  • the display unit can be arranged inside the groove in a manner of protruding from an inner wall of the groove, and the display unit and the handle groove are adjacently accessible from the first side of the door, which not only facilitates the operation of the user, but also provides a distinctive door.
  • the display unit may be flush with the entrance of the groove or close to the entrance of the groove along the depth direction of the groove.
  • the through hole can run through walls of the groove. That is, some sections of the groove can be penetrated to form a notch, and the notch forms at least one part of the through hole.
  • the accommodating casing may include an embedded portion located outside the through hole and inside the groove, where a shape of the embedded portion fits a shape of the groove.
  • the shape-fitting embedded portion and groove can form an overlapping surface used for overlapping sealing, to prevent overflow of a heat-insulation material. Further, the shape-fitting embedded portion and groove can also position relative positions between the accommodating casing and the side frame along the length direction of the side frame.
  • the embedded portion may be adapted to form an end wall of the handle groove along the length direction of the side frame. Therefore, the accommodating casing and the handle groove can be arranged adjacently along the length direction of the side frame, and the end wall of the accommodating casing can be reused to define the end wall of the handle groove along the length direction of the side frame by using the shape-fitting feature of the embedded portion and the groove.
  • the accommodating casing may include an entrance configured to allow insertion of the display unit.
  • the display unit may include a cover configured to close the entrance.
  • the cover may include an end portion extending into the groove along a recession direction of the groove.
  • the end portion may be adapted to form an end wall of the handle groove along the length direction of the side frame. Therefore, the cover can have its end portion embedded into the groove while closing the entrance, thereby using a wall of the end portion to define an end portion boundary of the handle groove along the length direction of the side frame.
  • the handle groove can be located on at least one side of the through hole along the length direction of the side frame.
  • the groove can be formed during extrusion and formation of the side frame, and then the side frame is punched to obtain a through hole to accommodate the accommodating casing.
  • the handle groove can be located on both sides of the through hole.
  • the side frame can include a side surface provided with the through hole, an edge of the accommodating casing is folded outward to form a flange, and the flange and the side surface may be in face-to-face contact. Therefore, quick positioning can be achieved when the accommodating casing is mounted to the side frame, and it is also beneficial to forming a sealing line around the accommodating casing to prevent overflow of the heat-insulation material.
  • the flange may be located at least on both sides of the accommodating casing along the length direction of the side frame, to produce the effect of mounting and positioning and preventing foam leakage. In the thickness direction of the door, a relatively small flange can be arranged or even no flange is arranged, to further thin the door body.
  • the side frame may include a side surface provided with the through hole and a front side and a rear side respectively connected to the side surface and arranged opposite to each other, and the side wall of the accommodating casing is in face-to-face contact with the front side and/or the rear side. Therefore, the width of the side frame is basically the width of the accommodating casing, so that the thickness of the door can be reduced as much as possible.
  • the side frame can be made from an aluminum alloy material through extrusion and formation. Therefore, the side frame made from the aluminum alloy through extrusion and formation is provided with a groove to receive the accommodating casing, so that the aluminum alloy frame not only can form the handle groove, but also can be used for mounting the accommodating casing configured to accommodate the display unit, thereby not only significantly improving the texture of the refrigeration appliance, but also helping to improve the texture of the grip portion located in front of the handle groove.
  • the embodiments of the present invention have significant advantages.
  • the accommodating casing may include a first fixing portion, a first adapting portion may be arranged on the side frame along the through hole, and the first fixing portion is coupled to the first adapting portion to connect the accommodating casing to the side frame.
  • the side frame may include a side surface provided with the through hole and a front side and a rear side respectively connected to the side surface and arranged opposite to each other, and the first adapting portion may be arranged on the front side and/or the rear side. Therefore, the width of the side frame may be basically the width of the accommodating casing, so that the thickness of the door can be reduced as much as possible. Further, the accommodating casing and a plurality of parts of the side frame can be fixed together, which is beneficial to improving the combination firmness.
  • the width of the front side may be greater than the width of the rear side, and a distance from the first adapting portion arranged on the rear side to the side surface may be less than a distance from the first adapting portion arranged on the front side to the side surface. Therefore, an arrangement position of the first adapting portion can be adjusted adaptively according to structural characteristics of the side frame, which can avoid occupation of too much space of the side frame while ensuring reliable fixation of the accommodating casing and the side frame, so that the size requirements of the display unit and the thinning requirements of the door are both taken into account.
  • the first fixing portion may be arranged on the bottom wall of the accommodating casing, and/or the first fixing portion may be located between the front side and the accommodating casing or between the rear side and the accommodating casing. Therefore, an arrangement position of the first fixing portion is more flexible, which can avoid occupation of too much space of the side frame while ensuring reliable fixation of the accommodating casing and the side frame, so that the size requirements of the display unit and the thinning requirements of the door are both taken into account.
  • the first fixing portion may include a snap
  • the first adapting portion includes a snap rib and/or a snap groove.
  • the accommodating casing may include a stop rib protruding toward the first adapting portion, and the stop rib and the first fixing portion may be respectively abutted against two sides of the first adapting portion along the recession direction of the groove. Therefore, the up-down positioning is achieved through cooperation of the stop rib and the first fixing portion.
  • the up-down positioning refers to limiting the accommodating casing to move relative to the side frame in the recession direction of the groove.
  • the accommodating casing and/or the side frame may include a limiting portion, configured to limit the accommodating casing to move toward the second side.
  • the accommodating casing may further include a first fixing portion configured to connect the accommodating casing to the side frame, and the limiting portion and the first fixing portion are alternately arranged on the same side of the accommodating casing. Therefore, the limiting portion and the first fixing portion are arranged independently, to implement their respective functions, and in addition, the two are alternately arranged to achieve the positioning of sides on which the two are located and the side frame while reliably fixing the sides on which the two are located to the side frame.
  • a snap may be arranged on the accommodating casing, and the side frame is provided with a snap groove adapted to receive the snap.
  • the snap groove may include a groove wall extending along a direction from the first side to the second side and abutted against the accommodating casing.
  • the groove wall is adapted to form the limiting portion. Therefore, the snap groove is reused to implement the limiting function, which is beneficial to reducing a quantity of components.
  • the door may further include another side frame arranged on a third side of the door.
  • the third side is adjacent to the first side.
  • the accommodating casing may include an entrance configured to allow placement of the display unit.
  • the display unit may include a cover configured to cover the entrance.
  • the another side frame includes a second fixing portion configured to fix the cover. Therefore, the display unit is fixed to both the side frames on the two adjacent sides of the door, so that the display unit can be fixed to the side surface of the door more reliably.
  • the cover extends from the first side to be fixed to the side frame located on the second side, making it possible to alleviate the visual spatial separation of the first side of the door, and making it possible to make the overall appearance effect of the door more beautiful and harmonious.
  • the refrigeration appliance may further include a heat-insulation material located inside the door.
  • the heat-insulation material is combined with the side frame and is combined with the accommodating casing through the through hole. Therefore, the accommodating casing can be more firmly connected to the side frame.
  • Still another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a refrigeration appliance, including: a box body; a door, located on a front side of the box body, and including an accommodating space open toward a first side of the door and a first side frame located on a second side of the door, where the first side of the door is adjacent to the second side of the door; and a display and/or input unit, adapted to be placed into the accommodating space from the first side, where the display and/or input unit includes a cover configured to cover the accommodating space, and the first side frame includes a first fixing structure configured to fix the cover.
  • the accommodating space open toward the first side of the door is arranged to receive the display and/or input unit, and the cover of the display and/or input unit is fixed to the first side frame.
  • the display and/or input unit can be fixed to both the first side and the second side of the door, so that the display and/or input unit can be more reliably fixed to the side surface of the door, which is beneficial to controlling the stitching seam between the cover on the first side of the door and another component.
  • the cover extends to be fixed to the first side frame located on the second side, so as to alleviate the visual spatial separation of the first side of the door, and make the overall appearance effect of the door more beautiful and harmonious.
  • the cover may at least partially overlap with the first side frame along an extension direction of the second side. Therefore, most of the structure of the first side frame on the first side is covered by the cover, and the appearance effect of the door body on the first side is neat and simple.
  • the accommodating space and the first side frame may have a non-zero gap on the first side, and the cover is adapted to cover both the accommodating space and the gap. The cover is lengthened to an end portion of the first side, to make the door body more beautiful and harmonious.
  • a length of a part of the first side frame exposed outside the cover along an extension direction of the first side may be not greater than 5 mm.
  • the exposed structure of the first side frame is covered by the cover, so that the appearance effect of the door on the first side is neat and simple. Further, the cover can also protect the first fixing structure and the structure of the first side frame on the first side.
  • a plurality of reinforcing ribs may be arranged on the cover, and the cover may cover the gap when the reinforcing ribs are abutted against the second side frame of the door located on the first side.
  • the first side frame may include an end cover adapted to cover an end portion of the first side
  • the first fixing structure may include a first snap portion arranged on the end cover
  • the cap may include a first adapting portion
  • the first adapting portion cooperates with the first snap portion to fix the cover to the first side frame.
  • the door on the first side may be provided with a handle groove recessed toward a direction away from the first side, and the first snap portion may be located inside the handle groove. Therefore, the space in the handle groove is fully utilized to arrange the first snap portion, so as to implement the compact design of the structure inside the door while implementing the reliable fixation between the cover and the first side frame, so that the door can be made thinner.
  • an abutting portion fitting a shape of the handle groove may be arranged on the end cover, and the handle groove may be located between the abutting portion and the cap. Therefore, the abutting portion can produce guiding and positioning effects in an assembly process of the door.
  • the shape fitting the handle groove enables the abutting portion to come into face-to-face contact with the handle groove, thereby effectively preventing foam leakage.
  • the door may include a second side frame located on a first side, the second side frame may be provided with a through groove configured to accommodate an accommodating casing, and the accommodating casing is adapted to form the accommodating space. Therefore, the display and/or input unit can be pre-assembled with the accommodating casing and then mounted into the through groove.
  • the second side frame may include a second fixing structure configured to fix the cover. Therefore, the cover can be fixed to the first side frame and the second side frame respectively, to make the combination between the display and/or input unit and the door firmer and more reliable. Even if a fixing structure between the cover and a specific side frame is loosened, the cover can still be maintained in a combined state with the door through a fixing structure between the cover and another side frame.
  • a difference between a distance from the first fixing structure to the accommodating space and a distance from the second fixing structure to the accommodating space can be less than a preset tolerance range.
  • the distance from the first fixing structure to the accommodating space can be substantially equal to the distance from the second fixing structure to the accommodating space.
  • the second fixing structure may include a through hole provided in the second side frame
  • the cover may include a second snap portion
  • the second snap portion may extend into and hook the through hole to fix the cover to the second side frame.
  • the first side frame may be provided with a snap accommodating cavity opening toward the second side frame, to receive at least one part of the cover, and the second fixing structure may be located in a projection region of the snap accommodating cavity on the second side frame.
  • the snap accommodating cavity can play the role of isolating a foaming liquid.
  • the second side frame may include a handle groove recessed toward a direction away from the first side, and the handle groove and the display and/or input unit may be distributed in a juxtaposed manner and at least partially overlap with each other along an extension direction of the first side. Therefore, the thickness of the door can be further reduced, to obtain a thinner door body.
  • the accommodating casing may include an end wall configured to define a boundary of an end portion of the handle groove along the extension direction of the first side. Therefore, the accommodating casing and the handle groove are arranged adjacently along the extension direction of the first side, and a wall of the accommodating casing can be reused to form an end portion of the handle groove.
  • the end portion of the accommodating casing along the extension direction of the first side may include an embedded portion fitting the handle groove.
  • the embedded portion fitting the handle groove means that a shape of the embedded portion fits a shape of the handle groove.
  • the embedded portion and the handle groove that fit each other can form an overlapping surface used for overlapping sealing, to prevent overflow of a foaming material, and can position relative positions between the accommodating casing and the second side frame along the extension direction of the first side.
  • the second side frame may include a handle groove recessed toward a direction away from the first side, and the handle groove may be located on at least one side of the accommodating space along the extension direction of the first side.
  • the handle groove can be formed during extrusion and formation of the second side frame, and then the second side frame is punched to obtain a through groove to form an accommodating space.
  • the handle groove can be located on both sides of the accommodating space.
  • the second side frame can be made from an aluminum alloy material. Therefore, the second side frame made from the aluminum alloy through extrusion and formation is provided with a groove to receive the accommodating casing, so that the aluminum alloy frame not only can form the handle groove, but also can be used for mounting the accommodating casing configured to accommodate the display and/or input unit, thereby not only significantly improving the texture of the refrigeration appliance, but also helping to improve the texture of the grip portion located in front of the handle groove.
  • the embodiments of the present invention have significant advantages.
  • stitching seams between the cover and the second side frame may present a closed structure around the cover, and the stitching seams may all be located on the first side. Therefore, a complete closed structure can be formed on the first side, making the appearance of the door complete and beautiful.
  • a third fixing portion may be arranged on the accommodating casing, a second adapting portion may be adaptively arranged on the second side frame, and the third fixing portion cooperates with the second adapting portion when the accommodating casing is mounted into the through groove, to fix the accommodating casing to the second side frame.
  • the door may include a first door pivotally arranged on a front side of the box body and a second door pivotally arranged on the front side of the first door.
  • the first door may include an opening
  • the accommodating space may be arranged on the first door
  • the display and/or input unit can be accessed from outside of the first door and the second door. Therefore, the display control module is arranged on a side surface of a door in the door of the refrigeration appliance, so that both the beautiful appearance of the refrigeration appliance and the convenience of the user operation are taken into account.
  • the display and/or input unit arranged on a side surface of an inner door makes the front of the refrigeration appliance visually present a complete appearance surface without being divided.
  • the display and/or input unit when the second door closes the opening, the display and/or input unit is located behind a second side, so that the display and/or input unit is hidden from the front of the refrigeration appliance, thereby making the front of the refrigeration appliance visually more concise and neat. Further, when the second door closes the opening, the display and/or input unit is exposed out of the first door and the second door, so that the user can browse and operate the display and/or input unit without opening the first door and/or the second door, so that the convenience of the user operation is guaranteed.
  • a cable and a connector connected to the cable may be further included.
  • the cable can extend from a pivot of the door into the accommodating space through the first side frame, to connect the connector to the display and/or input unit.
  • the electrical connection and signal transmission between the display and/or input unit and the control module arranged in the box body are implemented through the cable and the connector.
  • FIG. l is a schematic three-dimensional view of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is another schematic three-dimensional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is another schematic exploded view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a display unit is not shown;
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention along a direction A- A in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention along a direction B-B in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention along a direction C-C in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of assembly of a bar-shaped member and a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a bar-shaped member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention along a direction D-D in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged diagram of a part of a grip portion indicated by a dashed line box in FIG. 11;
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic exploded view of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a refrigeration appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic partial three-dimensional view of a door of a refrigeration appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view along a line E-E in FIG. 15;
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of still another refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 are partial exploded views of a first door in FIG. 18;
  • FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of an accommodating casing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the first door in FIG. 19 along a direction F-F;
  • FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 24 is a partial enlarged view of a region A in FIG. 18;
  • FIG. 25 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 20 along a direction DB-DB;
  • FIG. 26 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 20 along a direction DC-DC;
  • FIG. 27 is a partial enlarged view of a first side frame in FIG. 18 in a region A;
  • FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of a first door in FIG. 18 along a direction F-F;
  • FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram of combination of a cable and an accommodating casing in FIG. 20;
  • FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of the first door in FIG. 28 along a direction DD-DD; and FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram of a second side frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a refrigeration appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the refrigeration appliance 100 includes a main body 101, including compartments (not shown), and doors 1, 1' located in front of the main body 101 to close or open corresponding compartments.
  • the compartments can be configured to store to-be-cooled/frozen articles.
  • the doors 1, 1' are adjacent to each other, and the door 1 and the door 1 are adjacent to each other.
  • the door 1, 1' are adjacent to each other in a width direction X (leftright direction) of the refrigeration appliance 100 or are adjacent to each other in a vertical direction Y.
  • the door 1 includes a handle groove 20 located on one side of the door 1.
  • the handle groove 20 includes a handle groove 2 and a grip portion 3 located in front of the handle groove 2.
  • a hand of a user can reach into the handle groove 2 and operate (for example, grip or pull) the grip portion 3 to open the door 1.
  • the handle groove 2 and the grip portion 3 may be located on an upper side of the door 1. It is easy to understand that the present invention should not be limited thereto, and instead, may be applied to a situation in which the handle groove and the grip portion are located on another side.
  • the handle groove and the grip portion may be located on a lower side, a left side, or a right side of the door.
  • the door 1 may include a heat-insulation space 150 filled with a heat-insulation material 15.
  • the heat-insulation material 15 is usually formed by foaming of a foaming agent in a foaming process of the door 1.
  • the handle groove 2 is located outside the heat-insulation space 150.
  • the door 1 includes a first wall 500 located behind the handle groove 2. The first wall 500 defines a rear boundary of the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 includes a display unit 80 close to the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 may include a panel 83 and an electric component located on an inner side of the panel 83.
  • the display unit 80 may include a display portion 811 and/or an operating portion 812 located between the grip portion 3 and the first wall 500.
  • the display unit 80 is located on a same side of the door as the handle groove 20. In a thickness direction Z of the door 1, at least one display portion 811 and/or operating portion 812 are or is located between front and rear boundaries of the handle groove 2. When opening the door 1, the user can conveniently access the display unit 80.
  • At least one of the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 can be arranged separately from the panel 83.
  • the operating portion 812 may be located on a key movable relative to the panel 83.
  • the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 can be integrally formed on the panel 83.
  • a touch sensing apparatus may be arranged behind the panel 83, or the panel 83 is a constituent part of a display control screen.
  • the display portion 811 may include a region of the panel 83 adapted to be lightened by a light source of the display unit 80, to display information about the refrigeration appliance 100 and indicate a position of the operating portion 812 for the user.
  • the operating portion 812 may include a region of the panel 83 adapted to be operated by the user, to input a signal to the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 may include an input receiving apparatus arranged on an inner side of the operating portion 812.
  • the display portion 811 and/or operating portion 811 may include a text and/or pattern attachment layer attached to the panel 83.
  • a text and/or a pattern of the display unit 80 may also be provided on an inner side of the panel 83, for example, a partially light-transmitting display film with a text and/or a pattern located on the inner side of the panel 83.
  • the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 are located on a same side of the door 1 and face toward a same side of the door 1. Specifically, the panel 83 of the display unit 80 and an entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 face toward a same side of the door 1. In an embodiment, the panel 83 of the display unit 80 faces toward another door 1', and the handle groove 2 opens toward the another door 1'.
  • the display unit 80 located between the two doors is not easy to access, and when the door 1 is open, the user operating the handle groove 20 can conveniently access the access the display unit 80.
  • the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 of the display unit 80 are or is parallel to the horizontal plane, and the handle groove 2 opens toward above the door 1'. Therefore, when the fingers of the user reach into the handle groove 2 to open the door, the adjacent display unit 80 can be viewed and/or operated conveniently.
  • an end of the display unit 80 close to the handle groove 2 is arranged on the door 1, so that the possibility that the user accidentally touches the display unit 80 when opening the door can be significantly reduced.
  • the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 can be arranged side by side along a length direction X of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 can define a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 includes a side cover 832 extending into the handle groove 2, thereby defining a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2 close to the display unit 80.
  • the boundary of the one end of the handle groove can be defined by the mounting portion used for accommodating the display unit.
  • the display unit and the handle groove can be arranged next to each other, which is beneficial to increasing the length of the handle groove, so that it is possible to make the user operation more convenient.
  • the display unit 80 extends along a direction the same as that of the handle groove 2. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the display unit 80 and the handle groove 20 have elongated shapes respectively, and are arranged on the same side of the door 1. The display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 may have the same or similar widths along a thickness direction Z of the door 1. In this way, it is possible for the display unit 80 to be embedded in a space between front and rear boundaries of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 may be located between a bottom portion of the handle groove 2 and the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 along a depth direction Y of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 is arranged between the front and rear boundaries and the bottom wall of the handle groove 2, so that the integrity of the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 is further enhanced.
  • the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 can be closer to the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2, to avoid the user from performing an operation in front of the display unit 80 to open the door.
  • a distance from the panel 83 on which the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 are or is located to the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 is not greater than 1 cm, and preferably, is less than 5 mm.
  • the panel 83 of the display unit 80 can be arranged to be flush with the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2.
  • the panel 83 of the display unit 80 intersects the first wall 500.
  • the panel 83 also intersects the grip portion 3.
  • the panel 83 is sandwiched between the first wall 500 and the grip portion 3 and is not parallel to the first wall 500 and the grip portion 3, when the user opens the door 1, the panel 83 can be easily accessed by the user.
  • the panel 80 may be parallel to the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2.
  • the panel 83 may be parallel to the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2. Therefore, the display portion 811 and the operating portion 812 located in the panel 83 are also parallel to the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2. Therefore, when the door 1 is open, the user can easily access the display portion 811 and the operating portion 812.
  • the panel 83 may include a main panel portion 831, and the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 are or is located in the main panel portion 831.
  • the main panel portion 831 extends horizontally.
  • the main panel portion extends vertically.
  • the door 1 may include a base wall 563 connected to a lower end of the first wall 500.
  • the door 1 may further include a horizontal wall 502 connected to an upper end of the first wall
  • the horizontal wall 502 and the base wall 563 may extend along the entire width of the door 1.
  • the first wall 500 extends along substantially the entire width of the door 1.
  • the upper end of the first wall 500 is higher than an upper end of the grip portion 3 and the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2, and the first wall 500 includes an exposed part
  • the exposed part 501 higher than the grip portion 3 when it is viewed from the front surface of the door 1.
  • the exposed part 501 is located between the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 and the upper end of the first wall 500. Viewed from the front surface of the door 1, the exposed part 501 is visible from the front surface of the door 1 because it is higher than the grip portion 3.
  • the exposed part 501 extends continuously above and behind the handle groove 2 and the display unit 80.
  • a front surface of the exposed surface 501 is located in a continuous flat surface or curved surface.
  • the exposed part 501 may have a constant cross section.
  • the display unit 80 may include a side cover 832.
  • the side cover 832 defines at least one part of a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2.
  • the side cover 832 may be bent from one end of the main panel portion 831 of the panel 83 including the operating portion 812 and/or the display portion 811 and extend toward a bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2.
  • the side cover 832 can smoothly transition from the main panel portion 831. A tail end of the side cover 832 may be abutted against a bottom wall of a mounting portion 50 used for mounting the display unit 80.
  • the door 1 includes a mounting portion 80 used for mounting the display unit 80, and the mounting portion 80 includes a mounting cavity 56 configured to accommodate at least some electric components of the display unit 80.
  • the mounting cavity 56 and the handle groove 2 are arranged along a length direction X of the handle groove 2 and are spaced apart.
  • the mounting cavity 56 and the handle groove 2 can be spaced apart by an enclosing wall of the mounting cavity 56 and/or the side cover 832 of the display unit 80.
  • the mounting portion 50 may include a side enclosing wall 565 that defines a boundary of one end of the mounting cavity 56 and that is close to the handle groove 2.
  • the mounting portion 50 may further include a fixing structure 583 located between the side enclosing wall 565 and the handle groove 2 and configured to fix the display unit 80.
  • the fixing structure 583 may include a hook protruding from the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50.
  • the side cover 832 is located between the side enclosing wall 565 and the handle groove 2.
  • the side cover 832 defines a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2 close to the display unit 80.
  • the side cover 832 includes a fixing portion 8321 connected to the fixing structure 583.
  • the tail end of the side cover 832 may be abutted against the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50.
  • the fixing structure 8321 may protrude from an inner side of the tail end of the side cover 832 to be hooked with the fixing structure 583.
  • An angle between the side cover 832 and the main panel body 831 is greater than 90°, and the side cover 832 extends obliquely.
  • the fixing structure 8321 may be located between an upper end and a lower end of the side cover 832, which is particularly beneficial to fixation of the side cover 832 and the mounting portion 50, and is also beneficial to a visually smoother transition between the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2.
  • the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50 protrudes from a bottom wall 20 of the handle groove 2, to form a step 555 between the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50 and the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2, which is particularly beneficial to preventing a liquid accidentally entering the handle groove 2 from entering the display unit 80.
  • the step 555 may have a gradually rising slope, to facilitate cleaning inside the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 may include a door cover 5 and a bar-shaped member 6 connected to the door cover 5.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 is configured to form the grip portion 2.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 and the door cover 5 can be made of different materials.
  • the first wall 500 and the horizontal wall 502 are located on the door cover 5, and the handle groove 2 is located between the door cover 5 and the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the display unit 80 is located between the door cover 5 and the bar-shaped member 6, and the bar-shaped member 6 extends to directly in front of the display unit 80. Therefore, an integral component extends continuously in front of the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2. In this way, the integrity of the display unit 80 and the handle groove 20 is significantly increased.
  • the panel 83 may be connected to the bar-shaped member 6. Viewed along the depth direction Y of the handle groove 2, the panel 83 can overlap the bar-shaped member 6 to cover a part of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a front bar 61 extending along a front surface of the door 1 and a leg portion 62 bending from the front bar 62 and extending to a side surface of the door 1.
  • the panel 83 may be connected to the leg portion 62, for example, overlap an upper end of the leg portion 62 to cover at least one part of the leg portion.
  • the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 can be basically surrounded by a same component, which significantly enhances the simplicity of the door 1.
  • the door 1 may include a lighting apparatus 4.
  • the grip portion 3 includes a light emergence portion 31 allowing light of the lighting apparatus 4 to be emitted from the grip portion 3 out of the door 1.
  • the light emergence portion 31 may continuously extend from the grip portion 3 to directly in front of the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 is located between the side surface 12 of the door 1 and the light emergence portion 31.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 may include a lighting bar 42 continuously extending from the grip portion 3 to directly in front of the display unit 80.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 may include a light-emitting module 41 optically coupled to the lighting bar 42, and the light-emitting module 41 is at least partially located inside the mounting cavity 56.
  • the lighting bar 42 may include a light guide component configured to guide light.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 may share at least the mounting cavity 56 with the display unit 80.
  • An electric wire 45 configured to supply power to the lighting apparatus 4 is at least partially located inside the mounting cavity 56 used for mounting the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 includes a panel 83 and an electric component located on an inner side of the panel 83.
  • the panel 83 covers at least one of the light-emitting module 41 located inside the mounting cavity 56 or the electric wire 45 and/or an electric connector 44 configured to supply power to the light-emitting module 41.
  • a door including a plurality of electric components can still have a compact and easy-to-assemble structure.
  • a door 1 includes a handle groove 20.
  • the handle groove 20 includes a handle groove 2 and a grip portion 3 located in front of the handle groove 2. A user can open the door 1 by reaching fingers into the handle groove 2 and operating the grip portion 3.
  • the handle groove 2 can include an entrance 21 defined by a tail end of the grip portion 3.
  • the tail end of the grip portion 3 located on a front side of the door 1 may be lower than a side surface 12 located behind the handle groove 2, so that there is a recessed portion 14 recessed backward between the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 and the side surface 12 of the door 1, which helps the user to reach fingers into the handle groove 2.
  • Such a structure is particularly suitable for a case in which the handle groove 20 is arranged on a side of the door 1 adjacent to another door.
  • the door 1 may include a first wall 500 located behind the handle groove 2 and defining a rear boundary of the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 may further include a base wall 563 connected to a first end of the first wall 500 and a horizontal wall 502 connected to a second end of the first wall 500.
  • the horizontal wall 502 defines a side surface 12 facing toward another door.
  • the base wall 563 includes a bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2.
  • the first wall 500, the base wall 563, and the horizontal wall 502 may extend along the entire width of a side on which the handle groove 2 of the door 1 is located.
  • the door 1 includes a display unit 80, and the display unit 80 is located on a same side of the door 1 as the handle groove 2.
  • the user can obtain information about the refrigeration appliance through the display unit 80 and/or operate the display unit 80, to, for example, set the refrigeration appliance.
  • an operating mode and/or a set temperature of at least one storage compartment can be set by operating the display unit 80 or information about at least one storage compartment can be obtained from the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 includes at least one display portion 811 and/or at least one operating portion 812.
  • the user can obtain information about a storage compartment through the display portion 811, and input a signal to the refrigeration appliance 100 by operating the operating portion 812.
  • the display unit 80 may include only the display portion 811, or only the operating portion 812, or both the display portion 811 and the operating portion 812.
  • the display portion 811 and/or operating portion 812 may be located on different components or the same region or different regions of the same component of the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 may include a touchscreen to include a display portion and an operating portion.
  • the display unit 80 may further include a display portion and an operating portion that are spaced on the panel of the display unit 80.
  • the operating portion and the display portion of the display unit 80 may also be at least partially integral. For example, when the operating portion 812 includes a text and/or a pattern, the text and/or the pattern may be used as the display portion 811 in some cases.
  • the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 are or is located between front and rear boundaries of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 particularly, the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812, can be presented near the handle groove 2, thereby helping the user to access the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 may include a panel 83 and at least one electric component behind the panel 83.
  • the panel 80 and the handle groove 2 face toward a same side of the door 1.
  • the user may be adapted to inputting a signal to the display unit 80 by touching the operating portion 812.
  • the operating portion 812 can be integrated into the panel 80.
  • the user may touch a specified region (the operating portion 812) of the panel 80 to operate the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 may include a touch sensing apparatus 85 located on an inner side of the panel 83.
  • the touch sensing apparatus 85 is located behind the operating portion 812 to sense a change in electrostatic capacitance that occurs because the user touches the operating portion 812.
  • the display unit 80 may include a first printed circuit board 82 coupled to the touch sensing apparatus 85.
  • the first printed circuit board 82 can integrate a processor to process signals from the touch sensing apparatus 85.
  • the panel 83 may include an adhesion layer, different from that of other regions, in a region corresponding to the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812.
  • an inner surface and/or an outer surface of a region corresponding to the display portion 811 and/or operating portion 812 of the panel 83 may include a text and/or pattern attachment layer, to display a position and/or a meaning of the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812.
  • a film layer provided with a text and/or a patterns is arranged behind the panel 83 and is irradiated from a rear side by a light source, so that the user can see the text and/or the pattern projected on the panel 3 from the front side of the panel 83.
  • the display unit 80 may further include a light-emitting element 84 integrated on the first printed circuit board 82.
  • the light-emitting element 84 makes it easy for the user to identify/highlight the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 by irradiating the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812.
  • the display unit 80 may display a position of the operating portion 812 on the panel 83 through a backlight source, to allow the user to operate the display unit 80, or irradiate the display portion 811 through the backlight source, to indicate an operating mode or temperature of a storage compartment and the like.
  • the display unit 80 can be formed as a pre-assembled unit and then mounted on the door.
  • an electric component of the display unit 80b is fixed behind the panel 83 and formed as a pre-assembled unit.
  • the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2 are arranged on a same side of the door 1 in a juxtaposed manner.
  • the display portion 811 and/or the operating portion 812 are or is located between front and rear boundaries of the handle groove 2. Therefore, when the door 1 is closed, the display unit 80 is basically hidden, and when the door 1 is opened, the display unit 80 is exposed to the user, which improves the convenience.
  • the display unit 80 is positioned toward above the door 1.
  • the panel 83 intersects the front boundary and the rear boundary of the handle groove 2 respectively.
  • the panel 83 can be arranged parallel or flush with the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 to improve the integrity of the display unit 80 and the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 includes a mounting portion 50 used for mounting the display unit 80.
  • the mounting portion 50 includes a mounting cavity 56 configured to accommodating the electric component of the display unit 80.
  • the mounting cavity 56 and the handle groove 2 are open toward a same direction.
  • the mounting portion 50 may include an enclosing wall protruding from the base wall 563 to define the mounting cavity 56.
  • the base wall 563 forms a bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2 and a bottom wall of the mounting portion 50 respectively.
  • the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50 protrudes from a bottom wall 20 of the handle groove 2, to form a step 555 between the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50 and the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2.
  • the side enclosing wall 565 of the mounting cavity 56 close to the handle groove 2 can have a specific distance from the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 includes a side cover 832 configured to define a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2 close to the display unit 80.
  • the side cover 832 can be integrated on the panel 83 integrally.
  • a boundary wall of the handle groove 2 is defined by the side enclosing wall 565 or another wall protruding from the base wall 563, to define the boundary of the handle groove 2.
  • the mounting cavity 56 may include a first opening 562.
  • the first opening 562 and the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 face toward the same direction.
  • both the handle groove 2 and the mounting cavity 56 are open upward.
  • the panel 83 covers the first opening 562 of the mounting cavity 56 that is open upward.
  • the door 1 may include a bar-shaped member 6 configured to form at least one part of the grip portion 3, and the bar-shaped member 6 is at least partially located in front of the handle groove 2.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 includes a first side 66 exposed to the handle groove 2 and a second side 68 at least partially located on the front surface of the door 1.
  • the first side 66 of the bar-shaped member 6 defines at least one part of the front boundary of the handle groove 2. The hand of the user can reach into the handle groove 2 and touch the second side 68.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 defines at least most of the front boundary of the handle groove 2, so that the user can hold the bar-shaped member 6 to operate the door 1.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 extends along one side of a front panel 7 of the door 1. Therefore, viewed from the front of the door 1, the front surface of the door 1 is divided into a main part formed by the front panel 7 and a bar-shaped portion 600 formed by the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the front panel 7 and the bar-shaped member 6 can have different materials and/or colors, so that the bar-shaped member 6 has a decorative effect.
  • the front panel 7 may include glass or ceramic, and the bar-shaped member 6 may be made of another material, for example, metal.
  • the door 1 includes a lighting apparatus 4 and a light emergence portion 31 arranged on the bar-shaped portion 600, to allow light of the lighting apparatus 4 to be emitted from a front side of the bar-shaped portion 600.
  • the light is emitted from the bar-shaped portion 600 different from the front panel 7 constituting the main part of the door 1, which is beneficial to improving the lighting and/or indication effect of the lighting apparatus 4.
  • a part of the front surface 10 of the door 1 located on the front panel 7 and a part thereof located on the bar-shaped member 6 may include a flat surface and/or a curved surface respectively. If both are flat surfaces, they can be located on the same plane or different planes.
  • the bar-shaped portion 600 protrudes forward from a front surface of the front panel 7, and a front end of the light emergence portion 31 protrudes from the front surface of the front panel 7.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a heat-insulation material combining portion extending into a heat-insulation space 150 and/or defining at least a part of a boundary of the heat-insulation space 150 to be combined with the heat-insulation material.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 is combined with a heat-insulation material 15 filled into the door 1 in a foaming process of the door 1. Therefore, the bar-shaped member 6 is arranged on the door 1 in an undetachable manner, which is beneficial to enhancing the strength of the barshaped member 6 on the door 1.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 is made of metal, and an inner surface of the handle portion 3 facing toward the handle groove 2 may also be at least mostly made of metal, to improve the user experience and enhance the strength of the grip portion.
  • the door 1 may include a door cover 5.
  • the door 1 may include a door cover 5.
  • the door cover 5 is configured to form one side portion of the door 1 and is connected to the remaining components of the door 1 to enclose the heat-insulation space 150 of the door 1 for filling the heat-insulation material 15.
  • the heat-insulation space 150 is filled up with the heat-insulation material 15.
  • FIG. 6 only schematically shows a part.
  • a rear end of the door cover 5 is connected to a liner 16 of the door 1.
  • the handle groove 2 is located between the bar-shaped member 6 and the door cover 5.
  • the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2 is located on the door cover 5.
  • the front boundary of the handle groove 2 is formed at least mostly by the bar-shaped member 6, and the bar-shaped member 6 is made of metal, thereby significantly enhancing the texture of the door 1 and the strength of the grip portion.
  • the first wall 500, the base wall 563, and the horizontal wall 502 may be integrally located on the door cover 5.
  • the door cover 5 may include an inner wall 503 configured to connect to the liner 16.
  • the door cover 5 may be connected to a region of the bar-shaped member 6 near a bottom portion of the handle groove 2.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a connecting portion 63 extending horizontally to an inner side of the door cover 5 to connect to the door cover 5.
  • the connecting portion 63 may extend backward snugly fitting an inner surface of the bottom wall 22.
  • the connecting portion 63 may include a hook 631 to hook up with a corresponding hook portion 59 of the door cover 5. Therefore, before the foaming process of the door 1, the bar-shaped member 6 and the door cover 5 can be positioned accurately and reliably and are beneficial to improving the strength of the bar-shaped member 6 on the door 1 after the foaming.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a connecting piece 64 connected to one side of the grip portion 3 adjacent to the front panel 7 and extending into the heat-insulation space 150 for filling the heat-insulation material 15.
  • the connecting piece 64 and the heatinsulation material 15 are combined together, so as to further enhance the strength of the barshaped member 6.
  • the connecting piece 64 may be basically parallel to the front panel 7.
  • the heat-insulation material combining portion of the bar-shaped member 6 may extend along different directions.
  • the connecting piece 64 and the connecting portion 63 extend in different directions.
  • the connecting piece 64 and the connecting portion 63 may be arranged substantially vertically, for example, one of the connecting piece 64 and the connecting portion 63 extends horizontally and snugly fits the horizontal wall of the door 1 (for example, the base wall 563 of the door cover 5), and the other thereof vertically extends and snugly fits the inner side of the front panel 7 of the door 1 or is located on an inner side of the door plate on an inner side of the front panel 7.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 can be advantageously pre-fixed to the door cover 5 and the front panel 7 or a door plate on an inner side of the front panel.
  • the connecting piece 64 and the connecting portion 63 extending along different directions respectively fit inner sides of boundary walls on different components defining the heatinsulation space 150, which not only helps to improve the firmness of the assembly of the barshaped member 6 and other components before the foaming process of the door 1, but also is beneficial to enhancing the strength of the bar-shaped member 6 on the door 1.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may have a groove 60 that is open rearward, and a front end of the bottom wall 22 of the door cover 5 is inserted into the groove 60.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 can form at least a part of the boundary of the heat-insulation space 150 to be combined with the heat-insulation material 15. As shown in FIG. 3, a part of the bar-shaped member 6 is interposed between the bottom wall 22 and the front panel 7. A gap G between the door cover 5 and the front panel 7 and/or a door plate snugly fitting behind the front panel 7 and configured to form a main front boundary of the heat-insulation space 150 is filled due to the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the front surface 10 of the door 1 includes an edge 11 near a second door 1'.
  • the edge 11 is located on a free end of the front surface 10, and is visible on the front of the door 1.
  • the edge 11 is located on the bar-shaped member 6 of the bar-shaped portion.
  • the second side 68 of the bar-shaped member 6 protrudes forward from the front surface of the front panel 7, that is, the front surface of the bar-shaped member 6 is further forward than the front surface of the front panel 7, and by forming a step between the bar-shaped member 6 and the front panel 7, the tolerance requirement for the assembly between the bar-shaped member 6 and the front panel 7 is lowered, and impact of a connecting gap between the bar-shaped member 6 and the front panel 7 on the front of the door 1 can also be reduced, which is convenient for manufacturing and is beneficial to improving the texture of the door 1.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 can be roughly U-shaped.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a front bar 61 extending along a length direction of one side of the door 1 and leg portions 62 respectively bending and extending rearward from two ends of the front bar 61.
  • the leg portion 62 may form a part of a second side surface 13 of the door 1 that is substantially perpendicular to the side surface 12. Therefore, the front bar 61 and the leg portions 62 are arranged along a front side and two sides of the door cover 5, to decorate the door 1.
  • the front bar 61 may define at least a part of the front boundary of the handle groove 2, and the leg portion 62 may define a boundary of at least one end of the handle groove 2.
  • the leg portion 62 may include a guide groove 621
  • the each of the two ends of the door cover 5 may include a rail portion slidable in the guide groove 621.
  • the rail portion of the door cover 5 slides in the guide groove 621 until a protruding portion 551 is inserted into a receiving portion 552.
  • An edge of the panel 83 of the display unit 80 can extend beyond at least one enclosing wall of the mounting cavity 56 and overlap the bar-shaped member 6.
  • a front edge of the panel 83 extends toward in front of the door 1 and beyond a front enclosing wall 566 of the mounting cavity 56 and overlaps the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the panel 83 may extend toward in front of the door 1 and beyond the front enclosing wall 566 and be located directly above a light guide component 42.
  • a sealing strip may be further arranged between the inner side of the panel 83 and the door cover 5, to enhance the safety.
  • a front edge and a side edge of the panel 83 both overlaps the barshaped member 6.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a step portion 69 on a side facing toward the mounting cavity 56, and an edge of the panel 83 overlaps the step portion 69.
  • a tail end of the bar-shaped member 6 may be higher than the panel 83 along a direction perpendicular to the panel 83, which is beneficial to preventing a front end surface of the panel 83 from being exposed to the front of the door 1 and also enhances the simplicity of the front of the door 1.
  • the step portion 69 can be obtained by milling out the bar-shaped member 6.
  • a rear edge of panel 83 overlaps the first wall 500.
  • the first wall 500 may include an overlapping portion 588 having a height the same as that of the step portion 69, and the rear edge of the panel 83 overlaps the overlapping portion 588.
  • the panel 83 may include a main panel body 831 basically parallel to the horizontal plane, and a display portion 811 and/or an operating portion 812 are or is arranged on the main panel body 831.
  • the first opening 562 of the mounting cavity 56 is covered by the main panel body 831.
  • the panel 83 may include a side cover 832 bending from one end of the main panel body
  • a tail end of the side cover 832 can be snap-connected to a protrusion 583 on the base wall 563.
  • the side cover 832 can form a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2.
  • the display unit 80 includes a bayonet 86 provided on a wall extending into the mounting cavity 56.
  • the bayonet 86 can be snap-connected to corresponding snap structures 569 of the front enclosing wall 566 and a rear enclosing wall 568 respectively.
  • the mounting portion 50 may further include a fixing structure 583 located between the side enclosing wall 565 and the handle groove 2 and configured to fix the display unit 80.
  • the fixing structure 583 may include a hook protruding from the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50.
  • a tail end of the side cover 832 includes a fixing portion 8321 cooperating with the fixing structure 583. The tail end of the side cover 832 is abutted against the bottom wall of the mounting portion 50.
  • the bottom wall of the mounting wall 50 is higher than the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 may include a lighting apparatus 4.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 is configured near the handle groove 20 to provide lighting to the inside of the handle groove 20 or to the outside of the handle groove 20. According to needs, the lighting apparatus 4 can be made to implement ambient lighting and/or indication lighting and/or improve the brightness of the refrigeration appliance to be higher than the ambient brightness.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 may be adapted to emit light out of the door 1 from the grip portion 3.
  • the door 1 includes the lighting apparatus 4.
  • the grip portion 3 includes the light emergence portion 31, to allow light of the lighting apparatus 4 in the door 1 to be emitted out of the grip portion 3.
  • the light emergence portion 31 can be open toward the front side of the door 1.
  • the display unit 80 faces toward one side of the door 1, so that the display unit 80 is located behind the light emergence portion 31 on the front of the door 1.
  • an operating surface of the display unit 80 faces toward another door of the refrigeration appliance 100 adjacent to the door 1.
  • the light emergence portion 31 extends to directly in front of the mounting cavity 56 and overlaps with the mounting cavity 56 in the front-rear direction, so that the light emergence portion 31 extends to in front of the display unit 80, which is beneficial to indicating a position of the display unit 80 that is located on a side of the door 1 and is not easy to find when the door is closed.
  • the light emergence portion 31 may be located between the entrance 21 of the grip portion 3 and the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2 facing toward the entrance 21, and have distances respectively from the entrance 21 and the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2 in a depth direction D of the handle groove 2. Therefore, viewed from the front of the door 1, there is a distance between tail ends of the light emergence portion 31 and the grip portion 3.
  • the light emergence portion 31 is elongated and extends along a length direction of the grip portion 3.
  • the edge 11 may be at least partially located on the tail end of the grip portion 3.
  • the distance DI between the light emergence portion 31 and the edge 11 is greater than a width W of the light emergence portion 31.
  • the distance DI between the light emergence portion 31 and the edge 11 may range from two to six times the width W of the light emergence portion 11.
  • a distance D3 between the edge 11 and the side surface 12 can be less than a sum of the distance DI between the light emergence portion 31 and the edge 11 and the width W of the light emergence portion 31.
  • the door 1 may include a functional module located near the barshaped member 6 and used for user operation and/or user interaction.
  • the functional module may include at least one of a handle used for opening a door or a display unit.
  • the light emergence portion 31 is located near the functional module.
  • the light emergence portion 31 can at least partially overlap with a projection of such a functional module in the thickness direction Z of the door.
  • the light emergence portion 31 can extend in an elongated manner along the edge 11.
  • the light emergence portion 31 is configured to allow light of the lighting apparatus 4 to be emitted from the front side of the door 1.
  • the light emergence portion 31 is in a shape of an elongated bar, and extends along the edge 11 of the front surface 10.
  • the elongated light emergence portion 31 may extend along the length direction of the bar-shaped member 6. As shown in FIG. 2, a length of the light emergence portion 31 along a direction of the bar-shaped member 6 (for example, a direction shown by a line X) is greater than half of a length of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the length of the light emergence portion 31 may range from half of and one times a size of the door 1 in a corresponding direction (for example, the width of the door in FIG. 2). Two ends of the light emergence portion 31 can have distances respectively from a second edge 13 of the front surface 10 perpendicular to the edge
  • I I There may be a text and/or a pattern between one end of the light emergence portion 31 and the second edge 13.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may have a hollow structure and includes an accommodating groove 33 located inside the bar-shaped member 6 to accommodate at least a part of the lighting apparatus 4.
  • the accommodating groove 33 extends along the length direction of the bar-shaped member 6 and is located in front of the handle groove 2.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 includes a lighting bar located inside the accommodating groove 33 and extending along the length direction of the grip portion 3.
  • the lighting bar extends inside the bar-shaped member 6 to emit light to the outside of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the accommodating groove 33 is located between the first side 66 of the bar-shaped member 6 exposed to the handle groove 2 and the second side 68 located on the front of the door 1, so that the lighting bar is located between two sides of the bar-shaped member 6 that can be touched by the user.
  • the feeling of integrity of the lighting apparatus 4 and the grip portion 3 can be improved.
  • the user grasps the bar-shaped member that at least a part of the lighting apparatus 4 can be located between the fingers of the user becomes a possibility that can be easily implemented. Based on this, it is easier to further enrich the lighting effects of the refrigeration appliance.
  • the accommodating groove 33 can be arranged such that the lighting bar is adapted to be inserted into the accommodating groove 33 along the length direction of the accommodating groove 33.
  • the accommodating groove 33 may include an insertion opening that is opened on at least one end of the accommodating groove 33 for insertion of the lighting bar.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a notch extending along a part of the length of the accommodating groove 33. The notch exposes the part of the length of the accommodating groove 33 to the bar-shaped member 6, to facilitate the insertion of the lighting bar.
  • the light emergence portion 31 may be at least partially located directly in front of the handle groove 2.
  • the door 1 includes the light emergence portion 31 located directly in front of the handle groove 2, to allow light of the lighting apparatus 4 to be emitted from the front side of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • a tail end of the bar-shaped member 6 along the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2 forms an edge 11 of the front surface 10 of the door 1.
  • the light emergence portion 31 is located on the bar-shaped member 6. Therefore, the light emergence portion 31 and the edge 11 are formed on an opaque member viewed from its outer surface as a single component.
  • a component front surface 6a of the bar-shaped member 6, a component rear surface 6b facing toward the handle groove 2, and a component side surface 6c connecting the component front surface 6a and the component rear surface 6b form an outer surface of the door 1, and there is no gap between the surfaces between the light emergence portion 31 and the tail end of the handle portion 3.
  • the accommodating groove 33 is located between the component front surface 6a and the component rear surface 6 of the barshaped member 6.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 may include a lighting bar located inside the grip portion 3 and a lighting functional member at least partially located behind the grip portion 3.
  • the lighting bar is optically or electrically to the lighting functional member.
  • the lighting bar includes a light guide component for conducting light
  • the lighting functional member includes a light-emitting module 41 configured to generate a light source. Light generated by the light-emitting module 41 is emitted out of the grip portion 3 through the light guide component 42.
  • the accommodating groove 33 is directly formed in an extrusion process of the bar-shaped member 6, to form a hollow structure, so that the accommodating groove 33 has a constant shape at least in some sections.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 forms, during extrusion, a through groove 601 running through two ends of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 When the bar-shaped member 6 is designed to be U-shaped, so that the bar-shaped member 6 can be made roughly U-shaped by bending two ends of an extruded member backward.
  • the light emergence portion 31 can be milled out on a front groove wall 330 of the accommodating groove 33.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 includes to an accommodating groove 33 configured to accommodate at least a part of the lighting apparatus 4.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 includes a light guide component 42 located in the accommodating groove 33, and the light guide component 42 extends inside the bar-shaped member 6 to emit light to the outside of the barshaped member 6.
  • the accommodating groove 33 may be adapted through configuration to accommodate the light guide component 42 and to limit the light guide component 42 in at least one direction.
  • a projection of the accommodating groove 33 along the thickness direction Z of the door 1 is located on the handle groove 2.
  • the accommodating groove 33 has distances respectively from the tail end of the grip portion 3 and the bottom wall 22 of the handle groove 2.
  • Opposite edges of the front opening of the light emergence portion 31 may include a first bevel 312 connecting a front surface of the bar-shaped member 6 and an inner surface of the light emergence portion 31.
  • the first bevel 312 is beneficial to preventing the front opening of the light emergence portion 31 from having sharp edges.
  • the first bevel 312 can be set to have a higher light reflection rate than the front surface of the bar-shaped member 6, so that viewed from the front of the door 1, the first bevel 312 can is brighter other parts of the light emergence portion 31.
  • the rear opening of the light emergence portion 31 may include a second bevel 315.
  • a front boundary line of the second bevel 315 is located inside the light emergence portion 31 and has a distance from the accommodating groove 33.
  • the second bevel 315 can be formed before the process of milling out the light emergence portion 31, so that if the light emergence portion 31 is milled from the front side of the bar-shaped member 6, due to the existence of the second bevel 315, the possibility that debris enters the accommodating groove 33 can be reduced.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a V-shaped through groove 65 exposed to the barshaped member 6 and running through from one end to another end.
  • the V-groove 65 can be formed during extrusion of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the second bevel 315 serves as a part of an inner wall of the V-groove 65. Therefore, when the light emergence portion 31 is machined on the front wall of the bar-shaped member 6, due to the existence of the V-groove 65, the possibility that debris enters the accommodating groove 33 can be reduced.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a main body portion 35 and a thickness reduction portion 36 located outside the main body portion 35 in the depth direction of the handle groove 2.
  • the main body portion 35 may have a substantially constant thickness.
  • a thickness of the thickness reduction portion 36 in the front-rear direction is less than the thickness of the main body portion 35 in the front-rear direction.
  • the thickness reduction portion 36 includes an inclined surface on a side facing toward the handle groove 2, so that the thickness reduction portion 36 becomes thinner as it approaches the tail end of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • a curved surface may be used for transition between the thickness reduction portion 36 and the main body portion 35.
  • the light emergence portion 31 may be located on the main body portion 35, and the accommodating groove 33 may also be located on the main body portion 35 to accommodate at least one part of the lighting apparatus 4.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 includes a light-emitting module 41 at least partially located outside the accommodating groove 33.
  • the light guide component 42 receives light emitted by the light-emitting module 41 and emits it out of the bar-shaped member 6 toward the light emergence portion 31.
  • the light guide component 42 can extend along the elongated light emergence portion 31.
  • the light-emitting module 412 inputs light to one end of the light guide component 42, and the light is propagated in the light guide component 42, so that the light emergence portion 31 is illuminated and forms a light bar near the entrance of the handle groove 2 on the door 1.
  • the accommodating groove 33 includes an insertion opening 331 for placing in light guide component 42.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 includes a notch 332 facing toward the handle groove 2 for insertion of the light guide component 42.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 may include a notch 332 communicating with the accommodating groove 33 and extending along the length direction of the accommodating groove 33 on an inner side thereof facing toward the handle groove 2.
  • the notch 332 is open backward. Therefore, even if the bar-shaped member 6 is roughly U-shaped, the light guide component 42 can be mounted into the accommodating groove 33 through the notch 332 through slight inclination/bending.
  • a length of the notch 332 along the length direction of the accommodating groove 33 may be less than the length of the accommodating groove 33, so that it is possible to form a cross section of at least a section of the accommodating groove 33 by a single member.
  • the notch 332 may extend from one end of the accommodating groove 33 toward the other end and have a distance from the other end, which facilitates the positioning of the light guide component 42.
  • the notch 332 may be arranged at a position at which the bar-shaped member 6 overlaps with the mounting cavity 56. In this way, it is possible to use the display unit 80 or a related structure to cover the notch 332 or a corresponding part of the lighting apparatus 4 exposed to the notch 332.
  • the light guide component 42 located inside the notch 332 is located between the mounting cavity 56 configured to accommodate the display unit 80 and the barshaped member 6.
  • the door 1 includes a wall located between the mounting cavity 56 and the notch 332. The wall can define a front boundary of the mounting cavity 56.
  • the door cover 5 includes an enclosing wall connected to the base wall 563 and surrounding the mounting cavity 56.
  • the enclosing wall may include a first end wall 564 located on one end of the door cover 5, a second end wall 565 opposite to the first end wall 564, and a front enclosing wall 566 connecting the first end wall 564 and the second end wall 565.
  • the front enclosing wall 566 may extend from a position substantially flush with or nearly flush with the front edge of the door cover 5 toward a direction away from the base wall 563, so that the front enclosing wall 566 and the bar-shaped member 6 may be arranged next to each other.
  • the front enclosing wall 566 includes, on a tail end, a boss 567 facing toward a protrusion, and the boss 567 overlaps an inner side of the bar-shaped member 6, which can effectively reduce light interference between the light guide component 42 and the display unit 80.
  • An outer side of the first end wall 564 and an inner side surface of the leg portion 62 can be arranged next to each other and face to face.
  • the mounting cavity 56 is located outside the accommodating groove 33, and at least a part of the lighting apparatus 4 can be touched through the mounting cavity 56.
  • the display unit 80 is disassembled, at least some components of the lighting apparatus 4 can be touched, for example, the light guide component 42 exposed to the notch 332.
  • the inner side of the bar-shaped member 6 may include a positioning groove 602 facing toward the mounting cavity 56 to position and accommodate one end of the support member 43.
  • An electric connector 44 connected to a tail end of an electric wire 45 protruding from the heat-insulation space 150 of the door may be located in the mounting cavity 56 to be electrically connected to the lighting apparatus 4.
  • the electric wire 45 supplying power to the lighting apparatus 4 may be electrically connected to the lighting apparatus 4 through the mounting cavity 56 used for mounting the display unit 80.
  • the display unit 80 may include a first printed circuit board 82 substantially parallel to the base wall 563 and/or the entrance 21 of the handle groove 2, and the light-emitting module 41 includes a second printed circuit board 411 perpendicular to the base wall 563.
  • Alight emitting device 412 (referring to FIG. 8) is integrated on the second printed circuit board 411.
  • An electric wire entrance 57 extending into the mounting cavity 56 from the heatinsulation space 150 of the door can be arranged corresponding to the first printed circuit board 82.
  • the electric wire entrance 57 may be distributed at least partially between the first printed circuit board 82 and the second printed circuit board 411.
  • the display unit 80 and the light-emitting module 41 can share the mounting cavity 56.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 occupying a small volume in the mounting cavity 56 can be connected to the electric wire first, and then the display unit 80 is mounted on the door 1, so that the display unit 80 is at least partially (particularly, the electrical component) accommodated in the mounting cavity 56.
  • the mounting cavity 56 may include a second opening 561 that is open toward a front bar 61.
  • the light-emitting module 41 and/or the connector 44 and/or a support member 43 connected to the tail end of the electric wire protruding from the heat-insulation space 150 are or is at least partially located inside the second opening 561.
  • the second opening 561 can be arranged through the front enclosing wall 566.
  • the light guide component 42 may include a bar-shaped light guide bar 421.
  • the light guide bar 421 may be made of a colorless and transparent material, for example, may be made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC).
  • the light guide bar 421 may include a smooth surface, so as to guide light rays by utilizing the total reflection mechanism of light. The total reflection of a side surface can be destroyed by using laser/heat pressing dots/zigzag patterns, so that light rays are emitted to a specific direction. In this embodiment, the light rays may be emitted toward the front side of the door 1.
  • the light guide component 42 may include a hollow optical sleeve 422.
  • the light guide bar 421 is inserted into the optical sleeve 422. Because the light guide bar 421 can be surrounded by the optical sleeve 422, the possibility that the light guide bar 421 is scratched by the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 33 is significantly reduced.
  • the optical sleeve 422 may include a light diffusing portion 423 located on a front side of the light guide bar 421.
  • the light diffusing portion 423 may be made of a scattering material, for example, may be made of a material such as PC, ABS, PS, or PMMA.
  • the light diffusing portion 423 has a low transmittance while having a relatively high haze property, and can scatter light rays, to make the light rays passing through the light diffusing portion 423 more uniform.
  • the optical sleeve 422 may include a light reflecting portion 424 located on a back side of the light guide bar 421.
  • the reflecting portion 424 is used to enhance the brightness of the light guide component 42, so that the light is emitted toward in front of the door 1.
  • the light diffusing portion 423 and the light reflecting portion 424 are formed of different materials, to have different optical properties.
  • the light diffusing portion 423 and the light reflecting portion 424 can be presented as a single component made from different materials through a co-casting process.
  • the light guide component 42 may include a plurality of protruding portions 425 arranged spaced apart on an inner side thereof away from the light emergence portion 31.
  • the protruding portions 425 protrude toward a rear cavity wall 333 of the accommodating groove 33.
  • the protruding portions 425 and the light emergence portion 31 are staggered.
  • a part related to an optical effect on the back side of the light guide component 42 can be prevented from being scratched by a height difference between the protruding portions 425 and a portion located between a pair of protruding portions 425.
  • a front side of the light guide component 42 may include a pair of end portions 4231 opposite to the front cavity wall 330 of the accommodating groove 33 on which the light emergence portion 31 is arranged and a recess 4232 located between the end portions 4231.
  • the recess 4232 faces toward the light emergence portion 31. Therefore, it is beneficial to preventing a part of the light guide component 42 exposed to the light emergence portion 31 when the light guide component 42 is inserted into the accommodating groove 33 from being scratched and degrading the illumination quality.
  • At least part of the lighting apparatus 4 cannot be easily or even cannot be assembled into the door 1 or disassembled from the door 1 after the foaming process of the door 1 because of being limited by the structure/space of the door 1.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 is combined with the heat-insulation material 15.
  • the bar-shaped member 6 needs to be assembled with other components before the foaming process of the door 1, and after the foaming process of the door 1 is completed, the bar-shaped member 6 cannot be disassembled from the door 1 without destroying the door 1.
  • the accommodating groove 33 is arranged such that at least a part of the light guide component 42 can only be inserted into the accommodating groove 33 along the length direction of the accommodating groove 33, and after a component provided with the accommodating groove 33 is fixed to the heat-insulation material 15 in the foaming process, the light guide component 42 cannot easily be inserted into the accommodating groove 33. Furthermore, if the light guide component 42 is mounted/disassembled after the bar-shaped member 6 is mounted on the door cover 5, the door 1 includes a part that can interfere with the light guide component 42 near the entrance of the accommodating groove 33. For example, because a space between the door cover 5 and the bar-shaped member 6 is limited, the light guide component 42 is easily damaged when the light guide component 42 is mounted/disassembled.
  • the light guide component 42 is first inserted into the bar-shaped member 6, and then, the bar-shaped member 6 is combined the heat-insulation material 15 in a subsequent foaming process.
  • the lighting apparatus 4 includes a support member 43 connected to a second end 4212 of the light guide component 42.
  • the support member 43 may include an accommodating portion 432 configured to receive the light-emitting module 41.
  • the accommodating portion 432 is accessible from the outside of the accommodating groove 33, and the light-emitting module 41 including an electric component is detachably mounted on the support member 43 from the door 1, so that the light-emitting module 41 can be disconnected from the support member 43 from the outside of the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the light-emitting module 41 can be mounted on the support member 43 after the light guide component 42 and the support member 431 are mounted the door 1, for example, after the foaming process of the door 1, which is beneficial to preventing the electric component of the light-emitting module 41 from being damaged during the foaming process. In this way, it is possible that even if the light guide component 42 cannot be easily/cannot be disassembled, the light-emitting module 41 can be disassembled/replaced.
  • the support member 43 and the light guide component 42 can be fixed such that it is uneasy to fall off.
  • the support member 43 may include an insertion groove 431 configured to receive the second end 4212 of the light guide component 42.
  • the second end 4212 of the light guide component 42 is inserted into the insertion groove 431 and is fixed non-movably relative to the insertion groove 431, which facilitates the positioning of the light guide component 42 in the accommodating groove 33.
  • the light guide component 42 and the support member 43 can be pre-assembled, and a preassembled member is placed into the accommodating groove 33.
  • the first end of the light guide component 42 can be abutted against the tail end of the accommodating groove 33.
  • the support member 43 is positioned along the length direction of the light emergence portion 31, to cause movement the light guide component 42 to be limited along the length direction of the light emergence portion 31.
  • the support member 43 is at least partially located outside the accommodating groove 33. In an embodiment, a part of the support member 43 is located inside the accommodating groove 33, and a part thereof is located outside the accommodating groove 33.
  • the accommodating portion 432 may include an entrance outside the accommodating groove 33.
  • the accommodating portion 432 is at least partially located between the front boundary and the rear boundary of the handle groove 2 in the thickness direction of the door 1.
  • the light-emitting module 41 may include a second printed circuit board 411 and a lightemitting element 412 integrated on the second printed circuit board 411.
  • the light-emitting element 411 may, for example, include an LED.
  • the light-emitting module 41 is located on the support member 43, the light-emitting element 412 faces toward one end of the light guide component 42.
  • the second printed circuit board 411 may be inserted into the connector 44 to be conductively connected to the connector 44.
  • the support member 43 may include to a first entrance 433 configured to receive the connector 44.
  • the light-emitting module 41 can be assembled onto the connector 44, and then be assembled together with the connector 44 on the support member 43. Alternatively, the lightemitting module 41 may also be mounted onto the support member 43 or disassembled from the support member 43 separately from the connector 44 through a second entrance 434 on the other side.
  • the first entrance 433 and the second entrance 434 are respectively in communication with the receiving portion 432.
  • the first entrance 433 may be open toward the rear of the door 1
  • the second entrance 434 may be open toward the edge 11 of the door 1
  • the light-emitting module 41 may be inserted into a receiving portion 432 from the second entrance 434, and then move toward the accommodating groove 33 until the mounting position.
  • the support member 43 may include a rotary cover 435 that can open or close the second entrance 434.
  • the handle groove 2 is located between different components of the door 1, for example, between the door cover 5 and the bar-shaped member 6.
  • the present invention should not be limited thereto, but can include different implementations.
  • the handle groove may be located inside a same component, for example, the door may include a single component defining front and rear boundaries of the handle groove, and a display unit is located between the front and rear boundaries of the handle groove.
  • the mounting portion used for mounting the display unit in the foregoing embodiments is integrally formed on a door cover.
  • the present invention should not be limited thereto, but can include different implementations.
  • the door may include a box body assembled onto the door cover, the box body is located between the front and rear boundaries of the handle groove to accommodate the display unit, and a panel of the display unit and the handle groove face a same side of the door.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration appliance 100b according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the refrigeration appliance 100b includes a main body 101 and a door lb located in front of the main body 101.
  • the door lb includes a handle groove 20b arranged along a longitudinal side of the door lb.
  • the handle groove 2b includes a handle groove 2b.
  • the handle groove 2b is recessed in a width direction of the door lb from one side of the door lb to another side thereof.
  • the door lb includes a grip portion 3b located in front of the handle groove 2b. A user opens the door lb by reaching fingers into the handle groove 2b and operating the grip portion 3b.
  • the handle groove 2b and the grip portion 3b extend along a height direction of the door lb, so that the user can easily reach into any position of the handle groove 2b, to open the door lb.
  • the door lb includes a display unit 80b located above the handle groove 2b.
  • the display unit 80b may include a panel 83b and an electric component located on an inner side of the panel 83b.
  • the display unit 80b can be formed as a pre-assembled module and then mounted on the door lb.
  • the display unit 80b and the handle groove 2b are arranged on a same side of the door lb in a juxtaposed manner, and particularly, are arranged along the height direction of the door lb in a juxtaposed manner.
  • the door lb may include a door cover 5b.
  • the door cover 5b extends vertically along the longitudinal direction of the door lb.
  • the handle groove 2b and the grip portion 3b may be formed by the door cover 5b.
  • the grip portion 3b may be integrally formed on the door cover 5b.
  • the door cover 5b may include a first wall 500b configured to define a rear boundary of the handle groove 2b and a second wall 700b configured to define a front boundary of the handle groove 2b.
  • the second wall 700b is located on the grip portion 3b.
  • the first wall 500b and the second wall 700b may be formed on an integral member.
  • the door cover 5b may integrally form the first wall 500b and the second wall 700b and the handle groove 2b interposed between the first wall 500b and the second wall 700b through extrusion and formation.
  • the door lb includes a box body 90b fixed to the door cover 5b, and the box body 90b defines a mounting cavity 56b used for mounting a display unit 70b.
  • An inner side of the box body 90b facing away from the mounting cavity 56b may be exposed to a heat-insulation space 150b for filling a heat-insulation material to be combined with the heat-insulation material.
  • the mounting cavity 56b and the handle groove 2b face toward a same direction of the door lb.
  • an entrance of the mounting cavity 56b may be paralleled to an entrance 21b of the handle groove 2b.
  • the display unit 80b is configured to define a panel 83b including a display panel and an operating panel to cover the entrance of the mounting cavity 56b, so that the panel 83b is also parallels to the entrance 21b of the handle groove 2b.
  • An outer surface of the panel 83b may be arranged flush with the entrance 21b of the handle groove 2b.
  • An operating portion 812 and/or a display portion 811 located on the panel 83b can be flush with the entrance 21b of the handle groove 2b.
  • An electric component (for example, a printed circuit board 82b) located on an inner side of the panel 83b is located inside the mounting cavity 56b. At least some electric components of the display unit 80b are interposed between the entrance 21b of the handle groove 2b and a bottom portion of the handle groove 2b in a depth direction of the handle groove 2b.
  • the display unit 80b or the mounting portion used for mounting the display unit 80b defines a boundary of one end of the handle groove 2b close to the display unit 80b.
  • a side cover 832b defines the boundary of the one end of the handle groove 12b close to the display unit 80b.
  • the side cover 832b may be located on the box body 90b used for mounting the display unit 80b.
  • the side cover 832b may define a boundary of the accommodating cavity 56b, or the side cover 832b is located outside an enclosing wall of the accommodating cavity 56b.
  • the refrigeration appliance DI may include a refrigerator, a freezer, or the like.
  • a width direction of the refrigeration appliance DI is denoted a direction x
  • a depth direction is denoted as a direction y
  • a height direction is denoted as a direction z.
  • the front-rear direction refers to the direction y and its reverse direction.
  • the front or front side refers to a direction of facing toward a user during use of the refrigeration appliance DI
  • the rear or rear side refers to a direction of facing away from the user during use of the refrigeration appliance DI.
  • the refrigeration appliance DI shown in FIG. 17 is illustratively presented by using a single-layer door refrigerator as an example.
  • the single-layer door refrigerator means that a single-layer door Dll is arranged in front of a box body D10.
  • the box body D10 includes at least one storage compartment.
  • the storage compartment has an access opening (not shown) facing toward the front, and the door Dll is located in front of the box body D10, to open or close the access opening.
  • the door Dl l is pivotally arranged on a front side of the box body D10.
  • the door Dll can be rotated relative to the box body D10 around a pivot arranged on a right side of the door Dll in a perspective of the figure.
  • the door DI 1 may be a drawer-type door and can be pulled away from the box body D10 or pushed toward the box body D10 in the direction y, to expose or close the access opening of the drawer-type storage space.
  • the storage compartment may include a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment, or a temperature changing compartment.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of another refrigeration appliance. Different from the refrigeration appliance shown in FIG. 17, the refrigeration appliance shown in FIG. 18 is illustratively presented by using a double-layer door refrigerator as an example.
  • the doublelayer door refrigerator means that a double-layer door Dl l is arranged in front of a box body DIO.
  • the double-layer door Dll may be referred to as a door-in-door system.
  • the door-in-door system is pivotally arranged on a front side of the box body DIO, to open or close an access opening.
  • two doors Dl l included in the door-in-door system can both be rotated around its right side relative to the box body DIO.
  • the door-in-door system may include a first door DI 16 and a second door DI 17.
  • the first door DI 16 may be pivotally arranged on the front side of the box body DIO, to open or close the access opening.
  • the first door DI 16 may also be referred to as an inner door
  • the second door DI 17 may also be referred to as an outer door.
  • the first door DI 16 may include an opening DI 18 (as shown in FIG. 19).
  • the opening DI 18 can communicate with the access opening, to be at least partially exposed to the storage compartment, so that the user can take an article from or place an article into the storage compartment through the opening DI 18 without opening the first door DI 16.
  • the second door DI 17 is pivotally arranged on the front side of the first door DI 16, to open or close the opening DI 18.
  • a display unit (also referred to as a display and/or input unit) D3 may be arranged on a side surface of the door Dl l.
  • the display unit D3 may include a user interface module (UIM for short), configured to display setting parameters or states of the refrigeration appliance DI and/or receive a control instruction inputted by the user.
  • UIM user interface module
  • the display unit D3 may be arranged on a first side DI la of the door DI 1.
  • the first side DI la of the door Dl l may be a side that is away from a pivot and that is in two opposite side surfaces of the door DI 1 along the direction x.
  • the first side DI la of the door DI 1 corresponds to one side that is away from the pivot and that is in two opposite side surfaces of each of the first door DI 16 and the second door DI 17 along the direction x.
  • the door Dll in the following specific implementations refers to the first door DI 16 of the double-layer door refrigerator shown in FIG. 18.
  • the door Dll may include a main panel D135 facing forward, a liner DI 36 facing toward the box body DIO, and a side frame DI 10 arranged around the main panel D135 and the liner DI 36.
  • FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 are partial exploded views of the first door DI 16 in FIG. 18.
  • FIG. 19 does not show the display unit D3, and
  • FIG. 20 does not show the main panel D135 and the liner DI 36.
  • a side of the door Dl l away from the pivot is denoted as a first side DI la
  • a side of the door DI 1 adjacent to the first side DI 1 is denoted as a third side DI lb
  • a side opposite to the first side DI la is denoted as a second side Dl lc.
  • the side frame DUO may include counterclockwise from the third side DI lb: a side frame DI 10 (denoted as a first side frame Di l l) located on the third side D 11 b of the door D 11 , a side frame DUO (denoted as a second side frame DI 12) located on the first side DI la of the door Dl l, a side frame DUO (denoted as a third side frame DI 19) located on the second side Dl lc of the door Dl l, and a fourth side frame (not shown) opposite to the first side frame Di l l.
  • the second side frame DI 12 and the third side frame DI 19 may be arranged opposite to each other along the direction x, the second side frame DI 12 may also be referred to as a left side frame, and the third side frame DI 19 may also be referred to as a right side frame.
  • the first side frame Di l l and the fourth side frame are arranged opposite to each other along the direction z, the first side frame Di l l may also be referred to as an upper side frame, and the fourth side frame may also be referred to as a lower side frame.
  • first side DI la is a left side of the first door DI
  • third side DI lb is an upper side of the first door DI 16.
  • specific corresponding positions of the first side DI la and the third side DI lb on the door Dl l can be adjusted according to the needs, so as to correspondingly adjust specific corresponding positions of the side frames DI 10, such as the first side frame Di l l and the second side frame DI 12, on the door DI 1.
  • the first side frame Dil l can refer to the right side frame of the door DI 1
  • the second side frame DI 12 may refer to the upper side frame of the door Dl l.
  • the first side frame Di l l can refer to the lower side frame of the door Dll
  • the second side frame DI 12 may refer to the left side frame of the door DI 1.
  • the main panel D135, the first side frame Di l l, and the fourth side frame can be made of plastic
  • the second side frame DI 12 and the third side frame DI 19 serving as the left and right side frames may be made of an aluminum alloy material through extrusion and formation.
  • the strength of the aluminum alloy material is higher, which can better prevent deformation of the door Dll.
  • main panel D135, the liner D136, the first side frame Di l l, the second side frame DI 12, the third side frame DI 19, and the fourth side frame can be independently manufactured components and be assembled to obtain the door Dll.
  • the main panel D135 and the liner DI 36 are hollowed in the middle to form an opening DI 18, and a heat-insulation material is filled between the main panel D135 and the liner D136 to form a heat-insulation layer D12 (as shown in FIG. 25 and FIG. 26).
  • the heat-insulation material may include a foaming liquid.
  • the main panel DI 35 may be a complete surface, to integrally open or close the access opening.
  • the door Dl l may include an accommodating space DI 13 that is open toward the first side DI la of the door Dl l, and the refrigeration appliance DI may include a display unit D3, adapted to be placed into the accommodating space DI 13 from the first side DI la.
  • the side frame DI 10 (that is, the second side frame DI 12) arranged on the first side DI la of the door Dll may include a through hole DI 15 running through the side frame DI 10.
  • the through hole DI 15 may run through side frame DI 10 along the direction x.
  • the second side frame DI 12 may further include an accommodating casing D5, adapted to form the accommodating space DI 13 to receive the display unit D3.
  • the accommodating casing D5 is connected to the second side frame DI 12 along the through hole D115.
  • the through hole DI 15 may be formed by punching the second side frame DI 12 made of an aluminum alloy.
  • the second side frame DI 12 made from the aluminum alloy through extrusion and formation is provided with a groove to receive the accommodating casing D5, so that the aluminum alloy frame not only can form the handle groove D41, but also can be used for mounting the accommodating casing D5 configured to accommodate the display unit D3, thereby not only significantly improving the texture of the refrigeration appliance DI, but also helping to improve the texture of the grip portion located in front of the handle groove D41.
  • the embodiments of the present invention have significant advantages.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be first mounted into the through hole DI 15 first, so that the two can form the combined state shown in FIG. 20. Then, the accommodating casing D5 may include an entrance that is open toward the first side DI la, and the display unit D3 can be mounted into the accommodating casing D5 through the entrance to finally form the combined state shown in FIG. 18.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may include a first fixing portion D53, a first adapting portion D54 may be arranged on the second side frame DI 12 along the through hole DI 15, and the first fixing portion D53 is coupled to the first adapting portion D54 to connect the accommodating casing D5 to the second side frame DI 12.
  • FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of the accommodating casing D5 in FIG. 19, FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the first door DI 16 in FIG. 19 along a direction F-F, FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of the first door DI 16 in FIG. 28 along a direction DD-DD, and FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of the first door DI 16 in FIG. 18 along a direction E-E.
  • the accommodating casing D5 has been mounted to the through hole D 115.
  • the first fixing portion D53 may include a snap
  • the first adapting portion D54 may include a snap rib
  • the snap is engaged with the snap rib to achieve fixation.
  • the first adapting portion D54 may include a snap groove matching a size of the snap, and the snap is coupled to the snap groove to achieve fixation.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may include a limiting portion D59, configured to limit movement of the accommodating casing D5 toward the second side DI 1c, to achieve up- down positioning between the accommodating casing D5 and the through hole DI 15.
  • a limiting portion D59 configured to limit movement of the accommodating casing D5 toward the second side DI 1c, to achieve up- down positioning between the accommodating casing D5 and the through hole DI 15.
  • the movement of the accommodating casing D5 relative to the second side frame DI 12 in a recession direction (that is, the direction x) of the groove D4 is limited.
  • a stop rib D57 may be arranged on one side of the accommodating casing D5 facing toward the through hole DI 15.
  • the stop rib D57 cooperates with the first adapting portion D54 to achieve the positioning along an insertion direction (parallel to the direction x) of placing the accommodating casing D5 into the through hole DI 15.
  • the stop rib D57 may extend from a bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5 toward the first adapting portion D54, and when the accommodating casing D5 is connected to the through hole DI 15, the stop rib D57 and the first fixing portion D53 are respectively abutted against two sides of the first adapting portion D54 along the direction x.
  • the snap groove may include a groove wall D541 extending along a direction (that is, the direction x) from the first side DI la to the second side DI 1c and abutted against the accommodating casing D5.
  • the groove wall D541 is adapted to form the limiting portion D59. Therefore, the snap groove is reused to implement the limiting function, which is beneficial to reducing a quantity of components.
  • a snap groove that is open toward the first side DI la is formed between the groove wall D541 and a rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12, to accommodate a flange D56 formed by folding an edge of the accommodating casing D5 facing toward the rear side DI 12b outward, and a snap is formed on a tail end of the flange D56 facing toward the second side DI 1c.
  • the snap extends from an opening of the snap groove and snaps the snap groove, and meanwhile, the groove wall D541 is abutted against the flange D56. Therefore, the cooperation between the snap groove and the snap can simultaneously achieve fastening and up-down positioning.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be arranged on the left side frame of the door Dl l.
  • the left side frame corresponds to the second side frame DI 12 this specific implementation.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be arranged on the right side frame of the door Dl l.
  • the right side frame corresponds to the third side frame DI 19 this specific implementation.
  • the second side frame DI 12 may include a side surface D112a provided with a through hole D115, a front side D112c and a rear side DI 12b respectively connected to the side surface DI 12a and arranged opposite to each other.
  • the front side DI 12c is a front side of the second side frame DI 12, and the rear side DI 12b faces toward the box body DIO.
  • a width of the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12 along the direction x may be greater than a width of the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12 along the direction x.
  • the rear side DI 12b is adapted to connect to the liner D136
  • the front side DI 12c is adapted to connect to the main panel D135.
  • the first adapting portion D54 may be arranged on at least one of the front side DI 12c or the rear side DI 12b. Therefore, a width of the second side frame DI 12 along the direction y is basically a width of the accommodating casing D5, so that the thickness of the door Dl l can be reduced as much as possible. Further, the accommodating casing D5 and a plurality of parts of the second side frame DI 12 can be fixed together, which is beneficial to improving the combination firmness.
  • first adapting portion D54 is arranged on both the front side DI 12c and the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12.
  • an arrangement position of the first adapting portion D54 on the second side frame DI 12 may be adjusted according to needs.
  • the first adapting portion D54 may be arranged on the front side DI 12c and the side surface DI 12a.
  • the first adapting portion D54 may be arranged on the rear side DI 12b and the side surface DI 12a.
  • a distance from the first adapting portion D54 arranged on the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12 to the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 may be less than a distance from the first adapting portion D54 arranged on the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12 to the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12. Therefore, an arrangement position of the first adapting portion D54 can be adjusted adaptively according to structural characteristics of the second side frame DI 12, which can avoid too much space of the second side frame DI 12 while ensuring reliable fixation of the accommodating casing D5 and the second side frame DI 12, so that the size requirements of the display unit D3 and the thinning requirements of the door Dll are both taken into account.
  • first adapting portion D54 arranged on the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12 may be a snap groove, and when the accommodating casing D5 is mounted into the through hole DI 15, the first fixing portion D53 coupled to the snap groove may be located between a side wall D5b of the accommodating casing D5 and the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the accommodating casing D5 includes a pair of walls opposite to each other along the direction y, denoted as the side walls D5b.
  • first adapting portion D54 arranged on the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12 may be a snap rib, and when the accommodating casing D5 is mounted into the through hole DI 15, the first fixing portion D53 coupled to the snap rib may be arranged on a bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5 and be combined with a foaming layer D 12.
  • an arrangement position of the first fixing portion D53 is more flexible, which can avoid occupation of too much space of the second side frame DI 12 while ensuring reliable fixation of the accommodating casing D5 and the second side frame DI 12, so that the size requirements of the display unit D3 and the thinning requirements of the door Dl l are both taken into account.
  • the first fixing portion D53 may be located between the accommodating casing D5 and the front side DI 12c.
  • the first fixing portion D53 may be located at the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5.
  • the first fixing portions D53 located on the two sides of the accommodating casing D5 along the direction y may both be located between the accommodating casing D5 and the corresponding front side DI 12c/rear side DI 12b.
  • the first fixing portions D53 located on the two sides of the accommodating casing D5 along the direction y may both be located on the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5.
  • the first fixing portion D53 and the limiting portion D59 may be alternately arranged on a same side of the accommodating casing D5.
  • a stop rib D57 may be arranged at a position of the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5 close to the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12, so as to cooperate with the snap rib to achieve up-down positioning.
  • the stop rib D57 and the first fixing portion D53 also arranged close to the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12 are alternately arranged on the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5 along the direction z.
  • the limiting portion D59 and the first fixing portion D53 are arranged independently, to implement their respective functions, and in addition, the two are alternately arranged to achieve the positioning of sides on which the two are located and the second side frame DI 12 while reliably fixing the sides on which the two are located to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the side wall D5b of the accommodating casing D5 may be in face-to-face contact with the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12. Therefore, a width of the second side frame DI 12 along the direction y is basically a width of the accommodating casing D5, so that the thickness of the door DI 1 can be reduced as much as possible.
  • the side wall D5b of the accommodating casing D5 may also be in face-to-face contact with the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12, to further reduce the thickness of the door DI 1.
  • an edge of the accommodating casing D5 may be folded outward in a direction away from the accommodating space DI 13 to form a flange D56, and the flange D56 is in face-to-face contact with the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12. Therefore, quick positioning can be achieved when the accommodating casing D5 is mounted to the second side frame DI 12, and it is also beneficial to forming a sealing line around the accommodating casing D5 to prevent overflow of the heat-insulation material.
  • the flanges D56 located on at least two sides of the accommodating casing D5 along the direction z are in face-to-face contact with the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12, so as to implement mounting positioning and prevent foam leakage.
  • a relatively small flange D56 can be arranged or even no flange D56 is arranged, to further thin the door body.
  • a shorter flange D56 is formed on a side of the accommodating casing D5 facing toward the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12, so that a snap portion is arranged and achieves up-down positioning with the groove wall D541 of the snap groove, but no flange D56 is arranged on one side of the accommodating casing D5 facing toward the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12, so that the side wall D5b of the accommodating casing D5 facing toward the front side DI 12c is in face-to-face contact with the front side D112c.
  • the heat-insulation material filled in the door Dl l can be combined with the second side frame DI 12 and be combined with the accommodating casing D5 through the through hole DI 15. Therefore, the accommodating casing D5 can be more firmly connected to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the heat-insulation layer D12 can be filled between an inner plate DI 5 of the door DI 16 and the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5.
  • the display unit D3 may include a cover D31 configured to cover the accommodating space DI 13.
  • the cover D31 can play the role of a cover plate. After the display unit D3 is placed into the accommodating casing D5 from the entrance, the cover D31 can close the entrance to enclose the display unit D3 in the accommodating casing D5.
  • seal ring D35 between the cover D31 and the accommodating casing D5, to improve the sealing performance of a joint between the cover D31 and the second side frame DI 12.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the display unit D3 in FIG. 4.
  • an accommodating casing D5 is arranged on the second side frame DI 12 to form an accommodating space DI 13 that receives the display unit D3, so as to achieve mutual fixation between the display unit D3 and the first side DI la of the door DI 1.
  • third snap portions D58 there is a plurality of third snap portions D58 arranged spaced apart along the side wall D5b of the accommodating casing D5 and around the entrance, and the third adapting portions D34 may be arranged on one side of the cover D31 facing toward the entrance and correspond to positions of the third snap portions D58.
  • one side of the cover D31 facing toward the accommodating space DI 13 may form an accommodating cavity adapted to receive the main body part D32 of the display unit D3, and the main body part D32 is fixed into the accommodating cavity to be pre-assembled with the cover D31 to obtain the display unit D3.
  • the main body part D32 may include a logical control module of the display unit D3.
  • the logical control module implements an electrical connection and signal transmission with a control module (not shown) arranged in the box body DIO through a connector D72 and a cable D71 (as shown in FIG. 29).
  • a process of mounting the display unit D3 into the accommodating casing D5 through the entrance may include: mounting a main body D32 into the accommodating casing D5 through the entrance, and at the same time, coupling the third adapting portion D34 on the cover D31 that is pre-assembled with the main body D32 as a whole to the corresponding third snap portion D58 on the accommodating casing D5, to implement fixation between the cover D31 and the second side frame DI 12. Therefore, the display unit D3 is mounted onto the first side D 11 a of the door Dll.
  • the cover D31 may be a transparent region at least in a part corresponding to the main body D32, so that setting parameters or states of the refrigeration appliance DI are presented through the cover D31.
  • the cover D31 to at least the part corresponding to the main body part D32 can have touch interaction function, so that the display unit D3 can receive the input signal input by the user by touching the cover D31.
  • the display unit D3 may include a light-emitting element (not shown) to allow light pass through the cover D31, so as to present the setting parameters or states of the refrigeration appliance DI to the user.
  • flexible hooks D33 extending toward the accommodating casing D5 may be arranged spaced apart on an edge of the main body D32.
  • the flexible hooks D33 are abutted against the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5 to push up the main body D32 toward the first side DI la, thereby ensuring the close contact between the main body D32 and the cover D31.
  • the cover D31 may be flush with a part of the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 other than the cover D31. Therefore, the first side DI la is visually flat, and an outline of the door Dll is smoother.
  • FIG. 24 is a partial enlarged view of a region A in FIG. 18.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be arranged in the middle region of the second side frame DI 12, and have a specific distance from an end portion of the second side frame DI 12. Therefore, an arrangement position of the display unit D3 on the door DI 1 can better adapt to the height of the user, so that the user can operate the display unit D3 more conveniently.
  • the cover D31 is adapted to simultaneously cover the accommodating space DI 13 and the gap between the accommodating space DI 13 and the first side frame Di l l.
  • the cover D31 includes a main body part configured to cover the entrance of the accommodating casing D5, and further includes an extending part extending from the main body part along the direction z toward the first side frame Di l l. The extending part is adapted to cover the gap.
  • the accommodating casing D5 is located in the middle region of the second side frame DI 12
  • the cover D31 only includes the main body part, then the first side DI la of the door Dl l is visually divided into a plurality of regions, which is not beneficial to the overall appearance effect of the door Dl l. Therefore, in this specific implementation, the cover D31 is lengthened to the end portion of the second side frame DI 12, so as to eliminate the visual separation of the first side DI la as much as possible.
  • a groove D4 adapted to form the handle groove D41 is formed on the second side frame DI 12 made of an aluminum alloy. If the groove D4 at a gap is directly exposed to the outside, consequently, the structure at the gap may be too complex, which not only affects the beautiful appearance, but tends to increase the difficulty of cleaning due to dust accumulation. Therefore, in this specific implementation, the cover D31 is lengthened to an end portion of the second side frame DI 12 along its length direction, so that the door Dl l is more beautiful and harmonious, which is beneficial to improving the overall appearance effect of the door DI 1.
  • a length of a part of the first side frame Di l l exposed outside the cover D31 along an extension direction (parallel to the direction z) of the first side DI la may be not greater than 5 mm.
  • the exposed structure of the first side frame DI 11 is covered by the cover D31, so that the appearance effect of the door Dl l on the first side DI la is neat and simple.
  • the cover D31 can also protect the second fixing portion D2 and the structure of the first side frame Dill on the first side DI la.
  • a plurality of reinforcing ribs D311 may be arranged on the cover D31, and when the cover D31 covers the gap, the reinforcing ribs D311 are abutted against the second side frame DI 12.
  • reinforcing ribs D311 there may be a plurality of reinforcing ribs D311 arranged spaced apart along the direction y on one side of the cover D31 facing toward the accommodating space DI 13. When the cover D31 covers the gap, the reinforcing ribs D311 are abutted against the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12.
  • a length by which at least one reinforcing rib D311 in the plurality of reinforcing ribs D311 extends from the cover D31 to the second side frame DI 12 may be different from lengths by which the other reinforcing ribs D311 in the plurality of reinforcing ribs D311 extend from the cover D31 to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the plurality of reinforcing ribs D311 may include a first part of reinforcing ribs and a second part of reinforcing ribs. Reinforcing ribs D311 in the first part of reinforcing ribs may be abutted against the groove D4 when the cover D31 covers the gap (as shown in FIG. 25), and reinforcing ribs D311 in the second part of reinforcing ribs may be abutted against a part of the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame D 112 other than the groove D4 when the cover D31 covers the gap (as shown in FIG. 26). With reference to FIG. 25 and FIG.
  • FIG. 25 is a partial cross- sectional view of FIG. 20 along a direction DB-DB.
  • FIG. 26 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 20 along a direction DC-DC.
  • the structural strength of the cover at the gap D31 can be enhanced by the reinforcing ribs D311, to prevent the cover D31 from being damaged by an external force at the gap during manufacturing and use.
  • the first side frame Di l l may include a fixing structure configured to fix the cover D31, for example, a second fixing portion D2.
  • the first side frame Di l l may include an end cover DI 14 adapted to cover the end portion of the first side DI la, and a frame main body portion D121 connected to the end cover DI 14 and extending along the direction x to cover the main panel D135 and the liner D136 on the third side DI lb.
  • FIG. 17 is a partial enlarged view of the first side frame Di l l in FIG. 18 in a region A.
  • the frame main body portion D121 and the end cover DI 14 can be in a straight line along the direction x.
  • the first side frame Di l l may include the end cover DI 14 covering the end portion of the first side DI la and extending along the direction y and the frame main body portion D121 connected to a rear side of the end cover DI 14 extending along the direction x.
  • the end cover DI 14 and the frame main body portion D121 are substantially L-shaped.
  • the second fixing portion D2 may include a first snap portion D21 arranged on the end cover DI 14, the cover D31 may include a second adapting portion D22, and the second adapting portion D22 cooperates with the first snap portion D21 to fix the cover D31 on the first side frame Dil l.
  • the first snap portion D21 may include at least one reinforcing rib, to improve the combination firmness of the first snap portion D21 and the second adapting portion D22.
  • the cover D31 is fixed to the accommodating casing D5, and further, the display unit D3 is fixed to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the cover D31 is fixed to the end cover DI 14, and further, the display unit D3 is fixed to the first side frame Dil l.
  • an accommodating space DI 13 is arranged on the first side DI la of the door DI 1 to receive the display unit D3, and the cover D31 of the display unit D3 is fixed to the first side frame Di l l. Because the first side frame Di l l is located on the third side DI lb of the door Dl l adjacent to the first side DI la, the display unit D3 is fixed to both the first side DI la and the third side DI lb of the door Dll, so that the display unit D3 can be more reliably fixed to the side surface of the door DI 1.
  • cover D31 extends to be fixed to the first side frame Di l l located on the third side DI lb, so as to alleviate the visual spatial separation of the first side DI la of the door Dll, and make the overall appearance effect of the door DI 1 more beautiful and harmonious.
  • FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are illustratively presented by using an example in which the accommodating casing D5 is arranged in an upper middle region ofthe second side frame DI 12, and the cover D31 is fixed to a second fixing portion D2 arranged on the upper side frame.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be arranged in a lower middle region ofthe second side frame DI 12, and correspondingly, the second fixing portion D2 may be arranged on an end portion of the lower side frame close to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the second side frame DI 12 may include a groove D4 recessed toward the second side 11c of the door Dl l to form the handle groove D41.
  • the groove D4 may extend along the length direction (that is, the direction z) of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the groove D4 may be formed on the second side frame DI 12 during manufacturing of the door Dl l, for example, may be formed together with the second side frame DI 12 during extrusion and formation of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the groove D4 can extend to two ends of the second side frame DI 12 along the length direction (that is, the direction z) of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may be at least partially located inside the groove D4.
  • the display unit D3 and the groove D4 can be distributed in a juxtaposed manner along the extension direction (parallel to the direction z) of the first side DI la.
  • different sections of the groove D4 of the same side frame DI 10 can be used to form different functions.
  • the handle groove D41 may be located on at least one side of the through hole DI 15. Therefore, the handle groove D41 and the display unit D3 are both integrated on the first side DI la, so that the user not only can grasp the door Dl l from the first side DI la, but also can operate the display unit D3 from the first side DI la.
  • the groove D4 is formed during extrusion and formation of the second side frame DI 12, and then the second side frame DI 12 is punched to form the through hole DI 15 for accommodating the accommodating casing D5.
  • the handle groove D41 may be formed on both the upper and lower sides of the accommodating space DI 13.
  • the groove D4 located above the accommodating space DI 13 is covered by the cover D31 and is invisible to the outside, and the groove D4 located below the accommodating space DI 13 is in an open state for the user to grasp.
  • a projection of the display unit D3 along the direction z may partially overlap with the groove D4, so as to reduce the thickness of the door Dl l along the direction y.
  • the display unit D3 may be at least partially located inside the groove D4.
  • the display unit D3 can be arranged inside the groove D4 in a manner of protruding from an inner wall of the groove D4, and the display unit D3 and the handle groove D41 are adjacently accessible from the first side DI la of the door Dll, which not only facilitates the operation of the user, but also provides a distinctive door Dll.
  • the through hole DI 15 can run through walls of the groove D4. That is, some sections of the groove D4 can be penetrated to form a notch, and the notch forms at least one part of the through hole DI 15.
  • the display unit D3 can be flush with the entrance of the groove D4.
  • the display unit D3 may be adjacent to the entrance of the groove D4 along the depth direction (parallel to the direction x) of the groove D4.
  • the first snap portion D21 may be located inside the groove D4.
  • the first snap portion D21 may be located inside a roughly semicircular space enclosed by the groove D4.
  • a projection of the first snap portion D21 along the direction x may be located in the space enclosed by the groove D4. Therefore, the space in the groove D4 is fully utilized to arrange the first snap portion D21, so as to implement the compact design of the structure inside the door Dl l while implementing the reliable fixation between the cover D31 and the first side frame Di l l, so that the door Dl l can be made thinner.
  • an abutting portion D14 shape-fitting the groove D4 can be arranged on the end cover DI 14, and the groove D4 is located between the abutting portion D14 and the cover D31.
  • a space enclosed by the main panel D135, the liner D136 and the first side frame DI 11, the second side frame DI 12, the third side frame DI 19, and the fourth side frame arranged around the two can be filled with a heat-insulation material to form a heat-insulation layer D12.
  • heat-insulation layer D12 is directly combined with the second side frame DI 12, and at a joint between the end cover DI 14 and the end portion of the second side frame DI 12, the heat-insulation layer D12 is combined with the abutting portion D14 and is not in contact with the second side frame DI 12.
  • the abutting portion D14 is in face-to-face contact with the groove D4 of the second side frame DI 12, thereby effectively preventing the heat-insulation material from overflowing from the gap between the end cover DI 14 and the second side frame DI 12.
  • the abutting portion D14 can produce guiding and positioning effects in an assembly process of the door Dl l.
  • the shape fitting the groove D4 enables the abutting portion D14 to come into face-to-face contact with the groove D4, thereby effectively preventing foam leakage.
  • the second side frame DI 12 may include a third fixing portion D6 configured to fix the cover D31.
  • the third fixing portion D6 may include a through groove D61 provided on the second side frame DI 12.
  • the cover D31 may include a second snap portion D62. The second snap portion D62 extends into and hooks the through groove D61 to fix the cover D31 to the second side frame DI 12.
  • the first side frame Di l l may be provided with a snap accommodating cavity D63 opening toward the second side frame DI 12, to receive at least a part of the cover D31.
  • a third fixing portion D6 is located in a projection region of the snap accommodating cavity D63 on thesecond side frame DI 12 along the direction x.
  • the snap accommodating cavity D63 can isolate the foaming liquid, so that the display unit D3 can be mounted on the door Dll after foaming of the door DI 1 is completed.
  • the end cover DI 14 may be provided with a snap accommodating cavity D63 opening toward the first side DI la, and the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 covers an opening of the cover snap accommodating cavity D63. Further, the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 is provided with a through groove D61 in a region covering the opening of the snap accommodating cavity D63.
  • the cover D31 covers a gap between the cover accommodating casing D5 and the end cover DI 14
  • the second snap portion D62 extends into and hooks the through groove D61, so that most of the structure of the second snap portion D62 is located inside the snap accommodating cavity D63.
  • the cover D31 is fixed to the first side frame Di l l and the second side frame DI 12 respectively, to make the combination between the display unit D3 and the door Dl l firmer and more reliable. Even if a fixing structure between the cover D31 and a specific side frame DUO is loosened, the cover D31 can still be maintained in a combined state with the door Dll through a fixing structure between the cover and another side frame DI 10.
  • a difference between a distance from the second fixing portion D2 to the accommodating space DI 13 and a distance from the third fixing portion D6 to the accommodating space DI 13 can be less than a preset tolerance range.
  • the distance from the second fixing portion D2 to the accommodating space DI 13 can be substantially equal to the distance from the third fixing portion D6 to the accommodating space DI 13.
  • respective distances from the second adapting portion D22 and the second snap portion D62 to a top portion of the cover D31 may also be substantially equal.
  • the two fixing structures with similar distances make it possible to fix the cover D31 with the two fixing structures in one step during assembly, which is beneficial to reducing the complexity of assembly of the door Dll.
  • the accommodating casing D5 may include an embedded portion D52 configured to define an end wall D51 of the handle groove D41 along an extension direction (parallel to the direction z) of the first side DI la.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the first door DI 16 in FIG. 2 along a direction F-F. Therefore, the accommodating casing D5 and the handle groove D41 are arranged adjacently along the direction z, and the accommodating casing D5 can be reused to form an end portion of the handle groove D41.
  • the embedded portion D52 may be located outside the through hole DI 15 and inside the groove D4, and a shape of the embedded portion D52 fits a shape of the groove D4.
  • the embedded portion D52 can fit the groove D4.
  • the shape-fitting embedded portion D52 and groove D4 form an overlapping surface used for overlapping sealing, to prevent overflow of a heat-insulation material. Further, the shapefitting embedded portion D52 and groove D4 can also position relative positions between the accommodating casing D5 and the second side frame DI 12 along the direction z.
  • the embedded portion D52 is adapted to form the end wall D51 of the handle groove D41 along the direction z, to fill the space between the accommodating casing D5 and the groove D4 and form an end portion boundary of the handle groove D41.
  • the accommodating casing D5 and the handle groove D41 are arranged adjacently along the direction z, and the accommodating casing D5 is reused to define the end portion boundary of the handle groove D41 along the direction z by using the shape-fitting feature of the embedded portion D52 and the groove D4.
  • the embedded portion D52 may be an arc structure with a shape the same as that of the groove D4, and the cover D31 may include an end portion (not shown) extending into the groove D4 along the recession direction (that is, the direction x) of the groove D4, and the end portion is adapted to form the end wall D51 of the handle groove D41 along the direction z. Therefore, the cover D31 has its end portion embedded into the groove D4 while closing the entrance, thereby using a wall of the end portion to define the end wall D51 of the handle groove D41 along the direction z.
  • the display unit D3 can be located on the first side DI la of the first door DI 16 behind the second door DI 17.
  • the display control module (for example, the display unit D3) is arranged on a side surface of a door in the door of the refrigeration appliance DI, so that both the beautiful appearance of the refrigeration appliance DI and the convenience of the user operation are taken into account.
  • the display unit D3 arranged on a side surface of an inner door makes the front of the refrigeration appliance DI visually present a complete appearance surface without being divided.
  • the display unit D3 is located behind the second door D 117, so that the display unit D3 is hidden from the front of the refrigeration appliance DI, thereby making the front of the refrigeration appliance DI visually more concise and neat.
  • the display unit D3 is exposed out of the first door DI 16 and the second door DI 17, so that the user can browse and operate the display unit D3 without opening the first door DI 16 and/or the second door DI 17, so that the convenience of the user operation is guaranteed.
  • the cover D31 may include, along the direction y, a front edge DI 33 and a rear edge DI 34 that are opposite to each other.
  • the front edge D133 is close to the second door DI 17, and the rear edge D134 is close to the box body DIO.
  • the first door DI 16 may include a first side surface portion D131 located between the front edge D133 of the cover D31 and the second door DI 17. That is, the accommodating casing D5 may not be in communication with the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12.
  • first door DI 16 may further include a second side surface portion DI 32 located between the rear edge DI 34 of the cover D31 and the box body DIO. That is, the accommodating casing D5 may either not be in communication with the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the stitching seams formed by the cover D31 on the second side frame DI 12 present a closed structure around the cover D31, and the stitching seams are all located on a side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 facing toward the first side DI la. Therefore, a complete closed structure can be formed on the first side DI la, making the appearance of the door Dll complete and beautiful.
  • a width wl of the first side surface portion D131 can be roughly equal to a width w3 of the second side surface portion DI 32. Therefore, the cover D31 is located in the middle region of the first side DI la along the thickness direction, and the first side surface portion D131 and the second side surface portion DI 32 are symmetrically located on the left and right sides of the cover D31, which can also produce a better appearance effect on the first side DI la.
  • the width wl of the first side surface portion D131 can be less than the width w2 of the second door DI 17 exposed on the first side DI la when the second door DI 17 closes the opening DI 18. Therefore, when the second door DI 17 closes the opening DI 18, the first side surface portion D131 can be almost ignored when being viewed from the side surface of the refrigeration appliance DI, and the design with fewer stitching seams can greatly improve the beauty of the side surface of the refrigeration appliance DI.
  • the display unit D3 and the second door DI 17 can at least partially overlap with each other in the width direction (parallel to the direction x) of the second door DI 17. Therefore, the overall thickness (that is, the thickness along the direction y) of the door-in-door system can be reduced, and a thinner refrigeration appliance DI can be achieved.
  • a side frame of the first door DI 16 on which a pivot is arranged is denoted as a third side frame DI 19
  • a thickness of the third side frame DI 19 along the direction y can be less than a thickness of the second side frame DI 12 along the direction y, that is, the second side frame DI 12 is more protruding toward the direction of the second door DI 17 than the third side frame DI 19.
  • the display unit D3 can be arranged on the first side DI la substantially perpendicular to the first door DI 16 and the second door DI 17.
  • the second door DI 17 may include a front panel D137, a rear wall D139, and a heat-insulation space between the front panel D137 and the rear wall D139.
  • a heat-insulation layer formed by the heat-insulation space produces a heat-insulation effect, to ensure that the storage compartment has a better refrigeration/freezing effect.
  • the front panel D137 may include a glass plate or a ceramic plate.
  • a T-shaped reinforcing member DI 38 may be arranged at a joint between the front panel DI 37 and the rear wall DI 39, to strengthen the thickness of the front panel DI 37, thereby improving the combination firmness and increasing the overall strength of the second door DI 17.
  • the rear wall DI 39 may extend along the direction x from the third side frame DI 19 to be abutted against a part of the second side frame DI 12 protruding toward the second door DI 17.
  • the front panel DI 37 further extends along the direction x to cover the part of the second side frame DI 12 protruding toward the second door DI 17, so that only the front panel DI 37 can be seen from the front of the refrigeration appliance 1, and only the display unit D3 and the thickness of the front panel D137 and the reinforcing member D138 can be seen from the side surface of the refrigeration appliance DI. That is, the projection of the display unit D3 along the direction x can at least partially overlap with the rear wall D139, and the projection thereof along the direction y at least partially overlaps with the front panel D137.
  • the refrigeration appliance DI may further include a cable D71 and a connector D72 connected to the cable D71.
  • the cable D71 extends from the pivot of the door Dl l into the accommodating space DI 13 through the first side frame Di l l, to connect the connector D72 to the display unit D3.
  • FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram of combination of the cable D71 and the accommodating casing D5 in FIG. 20. In this way, the electrical connection and signal transmission between the display unit D3 and the control module (not shown) arranged in the box body DIO are implemented through the cable D71 and the connector D72.
  • the first side frame Di l l, the second side frame DI 12, the third side frame DI 19, and the fourth side frame all include a heat-insulation layer D 12 to form a heat-insulation space.
  • the cable D71 extending along the side frame DI 10 can be located in the heatinsulation space. That is, the cable D71 can be embedded in the heat-insulation layer D12, and extend from the heat-insulation space into the accommodating casing D5 through a cable inlet D55.
  • the cable D71 shown in FIG. 29 can be denoted as a door body wire bundle
  • the refrigeration appliance DI may also include a box body wire bundle (not shown), and the box body wire bundle extends from the box body DIO and is connected to a terminal (not shown) of the cable D71 extending from the pivot.
  • the box body DIO may be provided with a hinge sleeve D101, a part of the box body wire bundle may be located in the foaming layer of the box body DIO, and a part of the box body wire bundle extending out of the foaming layer is shielded by the hinge sleeve D101.
  • a pivot of the door Dl l may include a hinge.
  • the hinge may include a hinge shaft and a hinge shaft hole to connect the box body DIO and the door Dll.
  • the door Dl l may include a shaft sleeve.
  • the shaft sleeve includes a shaft sleeve hole adapted to receive the hinge shaft.
  • the shaft sleeve may be mounted into an inner door hinge hole as being sleeved over the hinge shaft, to avoid friction between the hinge shaft and the inner door hinge hole during pivoting of the door DI 1.
  • the cable D71 is connected to the display unit D3 by the connector D72.
  • the cable D71 may extend from the pivot along a part of the third side frame DI 19, the first side frame Di l l, and the second side frame DI 12 into the accommodating casing D5.
  • the cable D71 may extend from the pivot along the third side frame DI 19, the fourth side frame, and the second side frame DI 12 into the accommodating casing D5.
  • the cable D71 and the connector D72 are lead into the door DI 1 from the pivot, and extend along the frames of the door Dl l into the accommodating casing D5.
  • the cable D71 and the connector D72 cannot be seen from the outside of the door Dll, which improves the overall beautiful appearance of the door DI 1.
  • the second side frame DI 12 may include an inner plate DI 5 located between the opening DI 18 and the accommodating casing D5, and there is a heat-insulation layer D12 between the inner plate D15 and the bottom wall D5a of the accommodating casing D5.
  • the first side frame Dil l and the accommodating casing D5 are respectively assembled onto the second side frame DI 12, and the two components are not mounted in a particular order. Then, the main body D32 is mounted on the cover D31, and finally, the cover D31 is mounted on the second side frame DI 12 and is fixed to the first side frame DI 11.
  • the specific process includes:
  • the accommodating casing D5 is mounted into the through hole DI 15 of the second side frame DI 12.
  • the embedded portion D52 of the accommodating casing D5 forms an overlapping surface, which overlaps and cooperates with an overlapping surface of the second side frame DI 12 at the groove D4 for overlapping sealing, thereby preventing overflow of a foaming material and implementing up-down positioning.
  • the first fixing portion D53 of the accommodating casing D5 is engaged with the snap rib arranged on the front side DI 12c of the second side frame DI 12, and at the same time, the stop rib 57 of the accommodating casing D5 cooperates with the snap rib, to achieve up-down positioning.
  • the first fixing portion D53 of the accommodating casing D5 is engaged with the snap groove arranged on the rear side DI 12b of the second side frame DI 12, to achieve up-down positioning.
  • the snap rib and snap groove can be collectively referred to as the first adapting portion 54.
  • the snap groove mounted on the end cover DI 14 is assembled with the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12, to form a snap accommodating cavity D63, and the side surface DI 12a of the second side frame DI 12 is provided with a through groove D61 in a region surrounded by the snap accommodating cavity D63.
  • the snap accommodating cavity D63 may be configured to accommodate the second snap portion D62 and isolate the foaming material.
  • the first snap portion D21 arranged on the end cover DI 14 is placed on an outer side of the second side frame DI 12 (such as the groove D4).
  • the main body portion D32 is mounted on the cover D31, and is mounted together with the cover D31 to the accommodating casing D5.
  • the second snap portion D62 of the cover D31 is engaged with the snap accommodating cavity D63
  • the second adapting portion D22 of the cover D31 is engaged with the first snap portion D21, to position the extending part of the cover D31 (that is, to cover a part of the space between the cover accommodating space DI 13 and the end cover DI 14).
  • the third adapting portion D34 arranged on the cover D31 is engaged with the third snap portion D58 arranged on the accommodating casing D5, to position the main body portion D32.
  • FIG. 1 to FIG. 31 may be combined with each other in any given manner to realize the advantages of the present invention.
  • the present invention is not limited to the shown embodiments. Usually, apart from the shown means, other means can also be used as long as the means can also achieve the same effect.

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Des modes de réalisation de la présente invention concernent un appareil réfrigérant. Un appareil réfrigérant comprend : une porte (1), la porte comprenant une rainure de poignée (2), une partie de préhension (3) située devant la rainure de poignée, et une première paroi (500) située derrière la rainure de poignée et définissant une limite arrière de la rainure de poignée. L'appareil réfrigérant comprend une unité d'affichage (80), l'unité d'affichage étant située sur un même côté de la porte que la rainure de poignée, et l'unité d'affichage comprenant une partie d'affichage (811) et/ou une partie d'actionnement (812) située entre la partie de préhension et la première paroi dans une direction d'épaisseur de la porte.
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